Buckland, Alaska — Insurance and Medicare
Health Insurance Coverage
The following data includes all residents of Northwest Arctic County up to the age of 65. Those 65 and over are assumed to be automatically covered under Medicare, and are therefore not included in this sample. Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau's "Small Area Health Insurance Estimates."
Population | Alaska | United States | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 78.6% | -7.5% | 83.8% | -12.7% |
Men | 77.0% | -9.1% | 82.3% | -14.4% |
Women | 80.3% | -5.5% | 85.2% | -10.4% |
Under 19 | 86.9% | -2.3% | 92.4% | -7.8% |
18 - 40 | 69.2% | -15.2% | 72.2% | -18.2% |
40 - 64 | 80.0% | -7.3% | 85.2% | -12.5% |
Medicare Spending in Northwest Arctic County
Price-adjusted Medicare spending per enrollee, per year in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska. Source: County Health Rankings (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
$12,570
Per Enrollee Per Year
Alaska | United States | |||
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$6,855.44 | + $5714.56 | $9,278.82 | + $3291.18 |
Medicare Enrollment in Northwest Arctic County
Percentage of the total population enrolled in Medicare in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska. Source: Community Health Status Indicators Report (CDC).