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Health Care	Lincoln
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POPULATION, 2000
	United States	Louisiana	Lincoln
Total	281,421,906	4,468,976	42,509
By Age
18 and Younger	76,168,003	1,291,025	10,958
19 to 64 Years	170,274,931	2,659,854	26,707
65 and Older	34,978,972	518,097	4,844
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	5.5
Renter-Occupied Housing Units	21.6	24.2	18.3
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	Lincoln
Medicaid
# Eligible	not available	1,048,048	8,844
# Recipients		1,048,209	8,868
As % of Total Population		23.3	20.9
LaCHIP
# Eligible	not available	114,559	947
# Recipients		109,077	915
As a % of Eligible Population		95.2	96.6
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	Lincoln
Estimated Uninsured Children Under 19 by Parish
# Uninsured		143,999	1,137
% uninsured		10.0	10.0
Estimated Uninsured - by DHH Administrative Region
#  Adults – 19 to 65 Years		576,500	56,000
% Uninsured Adults		21.1	27.3
# Adults under 200% FPL1		400,000	38,500
% Uninsured		42.5	47
# Children – 18 & Younger		135,400	11,400
% Uninsured Children		11.1	11.1
# Children under 200% FPL1		77,200	5,000
% Uninsured		12.9	9.2
Estimated Insured Adults - by DHH Administrative Region
% Insured by Employer		55.3	52.0
% Insured by LaChip/Medicaid		4.5	3.4
% insured by Military		2.9	2.5
% Bought Insurance		8.5	6.7
% Insured by Medicare		4.1	2.0
% insured by Former Employer		4.4	4.9
% Insured by Someone Not Living in Household		1.3	0.5
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	Lincoln
Primary Care Physicians (PCPs)
Family Practice	not available	849	6
General Practice		278	2
Infectious Disease		11	0
Internal Medicine		1,901	13
Obstetrics & Gynecology		594	3
Pediatrics		817	3
Total PCP		4,439	27
Mental Health Provider
Psychiatrists		442	1
Social Workers		3,133	15
Total Mental Health Providers		3,575	16
Nursing Homes Facilities
Number of Facilities		317	4
Number of Beds		39,246	453
Source: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Health Standards, March 2005, Licensed Beds