State Variation in Medicaid Acute and Long-Term Care Spending Per Enrollee, FY 2011

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State Variation in Medicaid Acute and Long-Term Care Spending Per Enrollee, FY 2011
All Eligibility Groups Seniors Individuals with Disabilities
 Acute Spending Per Enrollee LTC Spending Per Enrollee Acute Spending Per Enrollee LTC Spending Per Enrollee Acute Spending Per Enrollee LTC Spending Per Enrollee
United States $3,885 $1,878 $3,773 $9,630 $10,377 $6,345
Difference between maximum state spending per enrollee and minimum state spending per enrollee $5,003 $4,115 $7,265 $16,219 $12,730 $15,653
Alabama $2,732 $1,379 $1,232 $7,126 $5,388 $2,601
Alaska $6,136 $3,338 $4,724 $18,597 $15,310 $13,245
Arizona N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Arkansas $3,347 $1,917 $3,466 $9,528 $7,667 $3,897
California $3,352 $1,116 $5,574 $6,175 $13,982 $6,123
Colorado $3,776 $1,903 $5,117 $11,826 $10,762 $8,246
Connecticut $3,834 $3,631 $1,714 $12,938 $8,005 $16,562
Delaware $4,578 $1,371 $2,501 $10,938 $10,796 $6,171
District of Columbia $5,838 $3,038 $3,853 $16,577 $16,706 $10,253
Florida $3,138 $1,296 $2,948 $5,584 $8,428 $3,702
Georgia $2,941 $1,051 $1,285 $6,319 $6,002 $2,774
Hawaii N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Idaho $3,979 $1,721 $1,816 $8,508 $11,636 $6,874
Illinois $3,170 $1,308 $2,920 $7,006 $9,464 $6,232
Indiana $3,358 $1,898 $2,797 $12,194 $9,030 $6,225
Iowa $3,067 $2,424 $2,561 $13,304 $9,228 $9,665
Kansas $3,357 $2,639 $2,304 $11,339 $7,427 $7,402
Kentucky $4,221 $1,716 $1,560 $8,047 $7,508 $3,261
Louisiana $3,249 $1,620 $1,723 $6,893 $7,941 $5,108
Maine $4,053 $1,915 $3,760 $5,172 $9,547 $4,838
Maryland $4,934 $2,112 $3,182 $13,409 $14,482 $6,480
Massachusetts $6,297 $2,420 $8,497 $12,632 $11,946 $4,853
Michigan $3,931 $1,136 $2,648 $12,756 $12,257 $1,977
Minnesota N/A N/A N/A N/A $9,967 $15,606
Mississippi $3,664 $1,670 $2,248 $8,099 $7,348 $3,103
Missouri $4,524 $1,965 $4,478 $10,228 $10,663 $5,738
Montana $4,339 $2,801 $2,131 $20,413 $10,925 $5,301
Nebraska $3,343 $2,420 $3,019 $11,775 $8,954 $8,458
Nevada $2,703 $1,025 $1,564 $5,605 $8,173 $3,818
New Hampshire $3,776 $3,478 $1,725 $16,616 $7,302 $9,470
New Jersey $4,579 $3,730 $4,147 $13,499 $11,883 $10,242
New Mexico N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
New York $5,030 $3,871 $5,708 $15,912 $13,555 $16,666
North Carolina $3,673 $1,553 $1,634 $7,523 $9,206 $4,604
North Dakota $3,198 $5,140 $2,418 $21,391 $7,506 $17,630
Ohio $4,150 $2,705 $3,528 $16,330 $10,403 $8,162
Oklahoma $3,349 $1,433 $1,859 $8,226 $8,775 $5,045
Oregon $4,021 $1,887 $2,048 $13,579 $10,007 $4,871
Pennsylvania $4,932 $2,879 $2,120 $15,343 $10,239 $5,288
Rhode Island $7,706 $1,541 $5,615 $8,205 $18,118 $2,483
South Carolina $3,568 $1,237 $2,066 $8,280 $9,364 $2,704
South Dakota $3,534 $1,951 $1,811 $9,105 $9,168 $6,591
Tennessee N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Texas $3,970 $1,308 $3,577 $6,174 $9,831 $5,427
Utah $3,651 $1,240 $3,656 $7,968 $12,778 $6,820
Vermont N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Virginia $4,045 $2,179 $2,330 $9,118 $9,411 $6,632
Washington $3,360 $1,633 $1,445 $10,695 $8,613 $5,534
West Virginia $3,783 $2,532 $1,343 $12,812 $6,949 $4,082
Wisconsin $4,114 $1,300 $7,432 $7,434 $12,417 $3,276
Wyoming $3,310 $2,801 $5,376 $15,350 $9,304 $12,396
NOTE: Includes full and partial benefit enrollees.
Spending for AZ, HI, MN for “All Eligibility Groups” and “Seniors”, TN, NM, and VT is withheld due to data reliability issues.
Spending and enrollment for these states are not included in U.S. spending per enrollee amounts.
Prescription drug spending is included in acute care spending.
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation and Urban Institute estimates based on data from FY 2011 and CMS-64 reports.
2010 data were used for FL, KS, ME, MD, MT, NJ, OK, TX, and UT because 2011 data were unavailable.

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