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Health Care	Lafourche
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POPULATION, 2000
	United States	Louisiana	Lafourche
Total	281,421,906	4,468,976	89,974
By Age
18 and Younger	76,168,003	1,291,025	25,953
19 to 64 Years	170,274,931	2,659,854	53,906
65 and Older	34,978,972	518,097	10,115
Medicare Eligible
As a % of Total Population	12.4	11.6	11.3
Percent of Population Without Vehicles
Owner-Occupied Housing Units	4.5	6.0	6.3
Renter-Occupied Housing Units	21.6	24.2	20.3
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000,Summary File 3 (SF 3), Table P6 Sex by Age,
Summary File 4 (SF4) Table QT-H11 Vehicles Available and Household Income in 1999
http://www.factfinder.census.gov/
MEDICAID and LaCHIP, 2003-2004
	United States	Louisiana	Lafourche
Medicaid
# Eligible	not available	1,048,048	19,077
# Recipients		1,048,209	19,192
As % of Total Population		23.3	21.0
LaCHIP
# Eligible	not available	114,559	2,363
# Recipients		109,077	2,335
As a % of Eligible Population		95.2	98.8
Source: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Medicaid Annual Report 2003-2004.
http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/reports.asp	<key words: Medicaid Annual Report>
HEALTH INSURANCE
	United States	Louisiana	Lafourche
Estimated Uninsured Children Under 19 by Parish
# Uninsured		143,999	3,212
% uninsured		10.0	12.3
Estimated Uninsured - by DHH Administrative Region
#  Adults – 19 to 65 Years		576,500	48,300
% Uninsured Adults		21.1	21.3
# Adults under 200% FPL1		400,000	31,700
% Uninsured		42.5	41.5
# Children – 18 & Younger		135,400	13,500
% Uninsured Children		11.1	11.4
# Children under 200% FPL1		77,200	6,700
% Uninsured		12.9	13.1
Estimated Insured Adults - by DHH Administrative Region
% Insured by Employer		55.3	54.4
% Insured by LaChip/Medicaid		4.5	4.3
% insured by Military		2.9	0.9
% Bought Insurance		8.5	8.6
% Insured by Medicare		4.1	4.3
% insured by Former Employer		4.4	4.4
% Insured by Someone Not Living in Household		1.3	0.7
1Federal Poverty Level
Source: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Louisiana Health Insurance Survey,
Conducted by the LSU Public Policy Research Lab, Released April 21, 2004. U.S. Data: DeNavas-Walt, Carmen,
Bernadette D. Proctor, and Robert J. Mills,
http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/reports.asp	<key words: health insurance survey>.
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
	United States	Louisiana	Lafourche
Primary Care Physicians (PCPs)
Family Practice	not available	849	21
General Practice		278	6
Infectious Disease		11	0
Internal Medicine		1,901	21
Obstetrics & Gynecology		594	11
Pediatrics		817	8
Total PCP		4,439	67
Mental Health Provider
Psychiatrists		442	2
Social Workers		3,133	23
Total Mental Health Providers		3,575	25
Nursing Homes Facilities
Number of Facilities		317	5
Number of Beds		39,246	550
Source: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Health Standards, March 2005, Licensed Beds