TABLE 2.

Health Insurance Status of Minnesota's Population in 2003 and Ratios of Average Total Medical Expenditures in the Midwest: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2003

Primary Health Insurance Status	Distribution, %	Average Total Medical Expenses, 2003 $	Ratioa
Private	66.8	2337	1.00
Medicaid	9.2	3201	1.37
Medicare	13.5	8631	3.69
Military (Tricare)	0.8	4255	1.82
Uninsured	9.7	1028	0.44
Total	100	3176

Source. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.³⁵

^aCompared with private commercial insurance coverage.