Access to Appropriate	Parish Health Profiles
Health Care	Ouachita
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POPULATION, 2000
	United States	Louisiana	Ouachita
Total	281,421,906	4,468,976	147,250
By Age
18 and Younger	76,168,003	1,291,025	43,502
19 to 64 Years	170,274,931	2,659,854	86,301
65 and Older	34,978,972	518,097	17,447
Medicare Eligible
As a % of Total Population	12.4	11.6	11.8
Percent of Population Without Vehicles
Owner-Occupied Housing Units	4.5	6.0	5.6
Renter-Occupied Housing Units	21.6	24.2	23
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	Ouachita
Medicaid
# Eligible	not available	1,048,048	35,703
# Recipients		1,048,209	35,417
As % of Total Population		23.3	23.9
LaCHIP
# Eligible	not available	114,559	3,311
# Recipients		109,077	3,196
As a % of Eligible Population		95.2	96.5
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	Ouachita
Estimated Uninsured Children Under 19 by Parish
# Uninsured		143,999	3,818
% uninsured		10.0	8.7
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	Ouachita
Primary Care Physicians (PCPs)
Family Practice	not available	849	44
General Practice		278	12
Infectious Disease		11	0
Internal Medicine		1,901	74
Obstetrics & Gynecology		594	19
Pediatrics		817	32
Total PCP		4,439	181
Mental Health Provider
Psychiatrists		442	17
Social Workers		3,133	96
Total Mental Health Providers		3,575	113
Nursing Homes Facilities
Number of Facilities		317	13
Number of Beds		39,246	1,454
Source: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Health Standards, March 2005, Licensed Beds