2022 E-Insights Report
Key Takeaways on Health Care
Public Health Status
The Tampa Bay MSA was generally a low-performing MSA in terms of public health status with a high cardiovascular disease prevalence rate and a high depression prevalence rate. In terms of health-related behavioral factors, the Tampa Bay MSA performed well in terms of physical activity but low in terms of alcohol consumption.
COVID-19 related Measures
The Tampa Bay MSA posted the highest COVID-19 incidence rate among the comparison MSAs in August 2021. The Tampa Bay MSA stands third in terms of vaccination rate among Florida MSAs.
Access to Health Care
The Tampa Bay MSA performed poorly in terms of both availability and affordability of health care. The Tampa Bay MSA has a high population-to-primary care provider and a high population-to-mental health provider ratio.
Government Spending on Health care
The Tampa Bay is among the top MSAs in terms of Medicare spending per capita.