Special Populations
Number of elderly Medicaid recipients
Definition: The total number of Boone County Medicaid recipients age 65 and older during the month of December.
Rationale: This statistic meets all criteria and demonstrates the number of elderly (age 65 and older) who are low-income and need state assistance.
Data Source: Department of Health and Senior Services Missouri Information for Community Assessment (MICA)
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/MedicaidMICA/indexcounty.html.
