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US population?
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~300 million
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US health care workforce? (# and % of total workforce)
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13.8 million - 9.9%
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Health care workers in hospitals? (%)
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41%
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Health care workers in nursing and personal care facilities? (%)
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13%
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Health care workers in physician offices? (%)
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14%
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Workers for MDs per MD in 2004?
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15 workers / MD
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% of living MDs in active practice?
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84%
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% of MDs trained outside North America?
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24%
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MD physician / population ratio in US?
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24.0 / 10,000
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MD physician / population ratio in NC?
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20.7 / 10,000
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% of MDs that specialize?
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70%
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Number of nurses / 10,000 population?
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91.5 nurses / 10,000 population
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Medical product sales in pharmaceuticals? ($ and %)
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$200.7 billion - 80% (most of medical product money is here)
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% of US health care expenditures going to pharmaceuticals?
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10%
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% of Spain health care expenditures going to pharmaceuticals?
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22.8%
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% of OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) expenditures going to pharmaceuticals compared to US health care system?
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~15% higher
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Total spending on health care?
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$2.3 trillion
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Spending on health care as % of GDP?
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16.2%
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Spending on health care per capita?
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$7,681
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% of health care spendings that are used on dental services?
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4%
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What % of US health care spendings is paid by the private sector?
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55%
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What % of US health care spendings is paid by the public sector?
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45%
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Americans enrolled in Medicare?
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42 million
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___% of Medicare's total personal care expenditures went to ___% of beneficiaries.
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50% of Medicare's total personal care expenditures went to 6% of beneficiaries.
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Administrative costs of Medicare? (% of total cost)
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< 3%
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% of personal health spending that Medicaid covered?
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17%
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How many people received some kind of Medicaid coverage?
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40-50 million
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US infant mortalities?
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6.9 deaths / 1000 live births (relatively high)
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US life expectancy?
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~78 years (relatively low)
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% of US dentists working in private practice?
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90.6%
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# of professionally active dentists in US?
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180,000
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% of female dentists in US?
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20%
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% of dental specialists in US?
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21.2%
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# of active dentists in NC?
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3,921
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% increase in dentist to population ratio for 2003-2004?
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3.9%
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# of DDS per 10,000 population in US?
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5.8 DDS / 10,000 population
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# of DDS per 10,000 population in NC?
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4.3 DDS / 10,000 population (US is 40% better)
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NC dental spendings?
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$2.7 billion
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% of dentists gained in NC that were new graduates from UNC-CH?
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22%
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% of dentists gained in NC that were new graduates from other states?
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23%
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% of dentists gained in NC that were licensed by credential?
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24%
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% of dentists gained in NC that previously held a NC license and weren't practicing in previous year?
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31% (highest)
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# of NC counties with no actively practicing dentists?
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4 counties
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Average non-dds staff per dentist?
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4.7 non-dds staff / dentist
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% of dentists employing a dental assistant?
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95%
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% of dentists employing a dental hygienist?
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66%
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% of dentists employing receptionist?
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89%
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# of licensed dental hygienists in US?
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152,000
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Median age for dental hygienists in US?
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45 years
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# of active hygienists in NC?
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4,819
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Total spendings for dental care in US?
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$100 billion
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Per capita spendings for dental care in US?
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$336.5 per capita
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Private spending on dental in US?
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$89.1 billion (94% of total)
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Public spending on dental in US?
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$6.1 billion (6% of total)
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Out of pocket spending on dental in US?
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$42.1 billion
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Private insurance spending on dental in US?
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$46.9 billion
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Federal spending on dental in US?
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$3.6 billion
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State / local spending on dental in US?
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$2.5 billion
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% of total dental spendings that is from 3rd party?
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55.7%
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% of private dental spendings that are from private dental insurance?
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52.6%
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% of NC population that is on community water systems?
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88% (goal of 75%)
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NC statewide goal for % of children with sealants?
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50%
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Who funds Medicare?
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Federal government
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Who funds Medicaid?
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State and federal government
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NC Medicaid budget?
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$11.3 billion
(Federal: $8.4 billion; State: $2.9 billion) (1:2-3 ratio of state:federal money) |
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% reduction of Medicaid dental rates, effective October 1, 2009?
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4.52% reduction
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Cost savings on Medicaid by limiting pan films to ages 6 and older?
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$620,000
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Cost savings on Medicaid by reducing age limits for sealants on permanent and primary molars?
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$7.4 million
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Cost savings on Medicaid by adjusting perio scaling and root planing?
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$785,000
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# of NC dentists per 10,000 people in non-metro areas
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3.1 dentists / 10,000
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% of US population that had some form of dental insurance by 1990?
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40%
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% of total dental spendings covered by private dental insurance?
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50.6%
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% of total dental spendings covered by out-of-pocket payment?
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43%
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% of total dental spendings covered by government?
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6%
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% increase in dental care expenses from 1996 to 2006?
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35.9%
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% increase in prescription medication purchase from 1996 to 2006?
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93.2% (highest)
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Donabedian's 3 dimensions of health care quality?
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Structure, Process, Outcomes
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Institute of Medicine's (IOM) 6 aims for improving quality?
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Safe, Effective, Patient-centered, Timely, Efficient, Equitable
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% of dentists that are general dentists in US?
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78.8%
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# of Americans that are uninsured?
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45 million
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