The following is a list of average Medicare reimbursements per patient in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia from highest to lowest reimbursement.
Data comes from the Dartmouth Atlas and is collected from 2010 claims data for adults ages 65 to 99 enrolled in Medicare parts A and B. Patients in health maintenance organizations are excluded.
1. Louisiana — $11,670
2. Florida — $11,097
3. Texas — $ 11,088
4. Mississippi — $10,688
5. Kentucky — $10,502
6. Oklahoma — $10,442
7. Ohio — $10,194
8. Tennessee — $10,139
9. Alabama — 10,048
10. Illinois — $9,950
11. Indiana — $9,934
12. Michigan — $9,903
13. New Jersey — $9,861
14. Pennsylvania — $9,836
15. Nevada — $9,808
16. Massachusetts — $9,674
17. West Virginia — $9,671
18. Missouri — $9495
19. New York — $9,384
20. Arkansas — $9,378
21. Georgia — $9,373
22. Delaware — $9,271
23. California — $9,176
24. Rhode Island — $9,175
25. South Carolina — $9,141
26. Kansas — $9,116
27. Arizona — $9,101
28. Maryland — $9,060
29. Connecticut — $8,973
30. North Carolina — $8,924
31. Nebraska — $8,742
32. Utah — $8,710
33. Colorado — $8,554
34. Virginia — $8,506
35. Maine — $8,258
36. New Hampshire — $8,233
37. Wisconsin — $8,081
38. Idaho — $8,000
39. District of Columbia — $7,989
40. South Dakota — $7,890
41. Iowa — $7,880
42. North Dakota — $7,820
43. Wyoming — $7,791
44. Washington — $7,782
45. Montana — $7,664
46. New Mexico — $7,650
47. Minnesota — $7,646
48. Vermont — $7,240
49. Oregon — $7,157
50. Hawaii — $7,076
51. Alaska — $6,976
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