Bottom Ten


42.  Tennessee

43.  Iowa

44.  North Carolina

45.  Utah

46.  Indiana

47.  Virginia

48.  Illinois

49.  Arkansas

50.  Texas

51.  Mississippi



Facts about the Best Performing States

  1. Top Performers are both big and small states in population – "big" population states include California (#1 biggest), New York (#3) and Pennsylvania (#6), and "small" population states include New Hampshire (#42) and Vermont (#49).
  2. Top Performers are both rich and poorer states in terms of median family income – "rich" states include New Hampshire (#1 richest), Connecticut (#2) and Massachusetts (#7), and "poorer" states include Arizona (#34) and Michigan (#30).
  3. Top Performers are high tax and low tax burden states – "high tax burden" states include California (#6) and Pennsylvania (#7), and "low tax burden" states include New Hampshire (#50), Michigan (#45) and Washington (#30).
  4. Top Performers are big and low spending per person, served through the Home and Community Based Services – "big spender" states are Connecticut (#5) and New York (#7), and "low spender" states are California (#50), Arizona (#47) and Washington (#36).


An Analysis of Medicaid
for Americans with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
sources

United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) releases The Case for Inclusion annually, which tracks the progress of community living standards for Americans living with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD). The report examines data and outcomes for all 50 states and the District of Columbia (DC), ranking each on a set of key indicators, including how people with disabilities live and participate in their communities, if they are satisfied with their lives, and how easily the services and supports they need are accessed. By taking these factors into account, UCP is able to develop a comprehensive analysis of each state's progress or failures in providing critical services to individuals living with disabilities.

The findings for 2012 reveal that: 1) While progress has been made, there is room for improvement; 2) States are becoming more involved in ensuring the quality of the services they provide; 3) But there is still more to do, particularly in providing services: waiting lists for critical community services continue to climb with more than a quarter of a million people with ID/DD.

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