10 States with the Most Preventable Hospitalizations per 1,000 Medicare Enrollees

  1. West Virginia: 53.59
  2. Mississippi: 50.04
  3. Kentucky: 49.85
  4. Louisiana: 49.14
  5. Alabama: 49.12
  6. Washington
  7. D.C.: 46.4
  8. Illinois: 44.76
  9. Michigan: 43.97
  10. Delaware: 43.78
  11. Indiana: 43.37
Notes: Values reflect the number of 2019 discharges per 1,000 Medicare enrollees for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions, such as diabetes with short- or long-term complications, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, angina without a procedure, asthma, dehydration and urinary tract infection. The national average is 37.7.

Source: America's Health Rankings analysis of U.S. HHS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Minority Health, Mapping Medicare Disparities Tool, United Health Foundation, accessed May 25, 2022. - https://www.americashealthrankings.org/explore/annual/measure/PrevHosp/state/AL…

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