State Health Access Profile

The State Health Access Profileis a comprehensive profile of access to health care in the states that goes beyond indicators of health insurance coverage.  SHADAC researchers identified and assembled indicators that measure state resources that enable access to health care for residents.  While many sources of data on health care access exist, the State Health Access Profile includes 14 measures that:

1. have underpinnings in the theoretical or empirical literature;
2. are readily available in the 50 states and the District of Columbia; and
3. are likely to be provided consistently in the future. 

The Access Profile was origninally published in 2004 (Edition I) and was updated in December of 2007 (Edition II).  Edition II offers comparisons to the earlier edition on both the tables and charts.

Chartbook Contents

The chartbook includes and introductory section, plus one chart and one table for each of the states and Washington DC (hereafter referred to as a "state").  The links below offer options to download the entire chartbook or portions as needed.

• Entire chartbook
• Introduction section only
• Tables only for all 51 states
• Charts only for all 51 states
• Summary table of data for all states
• Table and chart for each state (selected from the list below)

	AK - Alaska	KY - Kentucky	NY - New York
	AL - Alabama	LA - Louisiana	OH - Ohio
	AR - Arkansas	MA - Massachusetts	OK - Oklahoma
	AZ - Arizona	MD - Maryland	OR - Oregon
	CA - California	ME - Maine	PA - Pennsylvania
	CO - Colorado	MI - Michigan	RI - Rhode Island
	CT - Connecticut	MN - Minnesota	SC - South Carolina
	DC - Washington DC	MO - Missouri	SD - South Dakota
	DE - Delaware	MS - Mississippi	TN - Tennessee
	FL - Florida	MT - Montana	TX - Texas
	GA - Georgia	NC - North Carolina	UT - Utah
	HI - Hawaii	ND - North Dakota	VA - Virginia
	IA - Iowa	NE - Nebraska	VT - Vermont
	ID - Idaho	NH - New Hampshire	WA - Washington
	IL - Illinois	NJ - New Jersey	WI - Wisconsin
	IN - Indiana	NM - New Mexico	WV - West Virginia
	KS - Kansas	NV - Nevada	WY - Wyoming