
Medicaid-to-Medicare Fee Index, by State, 2003
| Overall | Primary Care | Obstetric Care | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 0.69 | 0.62 | 0.84 |
| Alabama | 0.90 | 0.82 | 1.19 |
| Alaska | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.38 |
| Arizona | 1.06 | 1.01 | 1.17 |
| Arkansas | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.78 |
| California | 0.59 | 0.51 | 0.65 |
| Colorado | 0.74 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Connecticut | 0.83 | 0.74 | 1.16 |
| Delaware | 1.01 | 1.00 | 1.02 |
| District of Columbia | 0.52 | 0.35 | 0.94 |
| Florida | 0.65 | 0.60 | 0.82 |
| Georgia | 0.81 | 0.68 | 1.00 |
| Hawaii | 0.74 | 0.71 | 0.79 |
| Idaho | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.99 |
| Illinois | 0.63 | 0.54 | 0.84 |
| Indiana | 0.68 | 0.60 | 0.77 |
| Iowa | 0.97 | 0.94 | 1.01 |
| Kansas | 0.75 | 0.63 | 0.92 |
| Kentucky | 0.76 | 0.63 | 1.11 |
| Louisiana | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.89 |
| Maine | 0.65 | 0.54 | 0.84 |
| Maryland | 0.80 | 0.76 | 1.03 |
| Massachusetts | 0.80 | 0.72 | 0.98 |
| Michigan | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.60 |
| Minnesota | 0.79 | 0.64 | 0.82 |
| Mississippi | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.85 |
| Missouri | 0.56 | 0.50 | 0.71 |
| Montana | 0.86 | 0.75 | 0.97 |
| Nebraska | 0.95 | 0.78 | 0.94 |
| Nevada | 0.98 | 0.71 | 1.30 |
| New Hampshire | 0.72 | 0.67 | 0.96 |
| New Jersey | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.31 |
| New Mexico | 0.95 | 0.93 | 0.95 |
| New York | 0.45 | 0.40 | 0.65 |
| North Carolina | 0.97 | 0.96 | 1.01 |
| North Dakota | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.94 |
| Ohio | 0.68 | 0.66 | 0.79 |
| Oklahoma | 0.72 | 0.67 | 0.81 |
| Oregon | 0.86 | 0.75 | 1.17 |
| Pennsylvania | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.90 |
| Rhode Island | 0.42 | 0.34 | 0.50 |
| South Carolina | 0.89 | 0.75 | 1.60 |
| South Dakota | 0.83 | 0.68 | 0.88 |
| Tennessee | NA | NA | NA |
| Texas | 0.69 | 0.62 | 0.82 |
| Utah | 0.73 | 0.66 | 0.86 |
| Vermont | 0.83 | 0.64 | 1.14 |
| Virginia | 0.77 | 0.73 | 0.84 |
| Washington | 0.87 | 0.79 | 1.22 |
| West Virginia | 0.88 | 0.82 | 1.19 |
| Wisconsin | 0.87 | 0.73 | 1.01 |
| Wyoming | 1.03 | 0.96 | 1.07 |
| Notes: | The 'Overall' Medicaid-to-Medicare fee index includes primary care, obstetric care, and other services. Data are derived from the Kaiser Family Foundation report, Putting Women’s Health Care Disparities on the Map, available at: http://www.kff.org/womensdisparities/. |
| Sources: | S. Zuckerman, J. McFeeters, P. Cunningham, and L. Nichols, "Changes In Medicaid Physician Fees, 1998–2003: Implications For Physician Participation," Health Affairs, June 2004, W4-374-W4-384. |
| Definitions: | NA: Data not available. Tennessee does not have a fee-for-service (FFS) component in their Medicaid programs. |
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