1. The Emergency Room… a Mirror of the Community and the Uninsured
Susan Forbes, DrPH
Hawaii Health Information Corporation

3. Question
What percent of ER visits are uninsured?

4. 2001

5. Question
Of the uninsured ages 18 – 34, is the ER utilizer more likely to be male or female?

6. Answer
Male

7. 2001

8. 2001

9. 2001 Payer Comparison by Age Group Age Group Commercial Medicaid/QUEST
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
1-4
5-17
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
Commercial
Medicaid/QUEST
Other Gov't
Uninsured
Age Group
2001; Age
2001

10. Question
What percent of the uninsured qualify for insurance?

11. Answer Safe answer: Don’t know for sure. Bold guess: 40%-45%
(Based on the ER – Inpatient data.)

12. Some of the uninsured (1/3?) qualify for insurance.
2001

13. Mahalo