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1 Reaction to Oral Health Capacity and Infrastructure in the States F. Scott McCown Executive Director Center for Public Policy Priorities Austin, Texas Texas Oral Health Summit: Advocacy, Equity & Access Austin, Texas September 9-10, 2004
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Oral Health Care September 2004 F. Scott McCown, Executive Director mccown@cppp.org 900 Lydia Street - Austin, Texas 78702 Phone (512) 320-0222 – fax (512) 320-0227 - www.cppp.org
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3 The Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery Boerne, Texas Founders of the Center for Public Policy Priorities, 1985
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4 Child Population Growth Fastest growing child population in U.S. between 2000-2003 350,000 additional children 183,000 more than California 75,000 more than Florida Second largest child population in U.S. By 2040, school enrollment projected to double
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5 Indicators of Need Texas US Average Texasrank % of Population under 18, 2002 28.0%25.3% 3 rd Child Poverty Rate, 2002 22.0% 16.7% 16.7% 6 th Under-65 Population with No Health Insurance, 2002 28.4%17.2% 1 st Source: Congressional Quarterly’s State Fact Finder 2004.
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7 State Spending and the Economy
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11 Indicators of Ability to Pay Texas US Average Texasrank Per Capita Personal Income, 2002 $28,401$30,832 30 th State and Local Taxes as a Percent of Personal Income, 2000 9.7%11.2% 46 th Percent Change in State/Local Taxes as % of Personal Income, 1995- 2000 -9.1%-4.2% 6 th largest drop Source: Congressional Quarterly’s State Fact Finder 2004.
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13 Cigarettes, Alcohol Increase cigarette tax by $1.00 per pack, from current 41 cents per pack Would raise $850 million per year Would discourage teen-age smoking Beer is now taxed at 19.4 cents per gallon; an increase to $1.00 per gallon would raise $374 million a year
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