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State Lows and Highs
  State Medicaid Fact Sheets
Lowest/Highest Total Residents, 2006-2007
Wyoming: 535,800 California: 36,899,700
Lowest/Highest % of General Fund Spending on Medicaid, 2005
Low Mississippi (3.2%) Low Massachusetts (34.3%)
Lowest/Highest Medicaid Coverage, 2006-2007
Low New Hampshire (7%) Low District of Columbia (23%)

62% Employer 49%

5% Individual 5%

7% Medicaid 23%

14% Medicare 10%

1% Other Public NSD

10% Uninsured 12%

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Demographic Profile, 2009-2010
Total ResidentsWyoming535,800California36,899,700305,191,100
Income
Poor Residents (below 100% FPL)New Hampshire10%Mississippi29%21%
Residents (100-138% FPL)Connecticut5%Arkansas12%8%
Median Annual IncomeMississippi$36,850New Hampshire$66,303$50,022
Age
Children (0-18)District of Columbia20%Utah33%26%
Poor ChildrenNew Hampshire12%Mississippi42%28%
Adults (19-64)Utah57%District of Columbia69%61%
Poor AdultsNew Hampshire10%Mississippi26%19%
Elderly (65+)Alaska8%Florida17%13%
Poor ElderlyIowa9%Hawaii22%14%
Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
WhiteHawaii18%Vermont96%64%
BlackUtah1%District of Columbia51%12%
HispanicVermont1%New Mexico42%16%
OtherKentucky2%Hawaii72%7%
Non-CitizenMississippi1%California15%7%
Population Living in Non-Metropolitan AreasCalifornia2%Wyoming70%16%
Health Insurance Coverage of Nonelderly, 2009-2010
MedicaidNew Hampshire8%Vermont25%17%
ChildrenMassachusetts37%Texas75%60%
AdultsTexas25%Massachusetts63%40%
UninsuredMassachusetts6%Texas27%18%
ChildrenWest Virginia8%Utah28%16%
AdultsUtah72%West Virginia92%84%
Nonelderly (below 100% FPL)Maine26%Hawaii50%41%
Nonelderly (100-138% FPL)Wyoming9%Tennessee16%13%
Nonelderly (139-250% FPL)West Virginia18%Idaho32%24%
Nonelderly (251-399% FPL)Alabama9%New Hampshire21%13%
Nonelderly (400%+ FPL)Oregon6%Vermont18%10%
Employer Sponsored InsuranceNew Mexico45%New Hampshire72%56%
Individual InsuranceWest Virginia2%North Dakota12%6%
Other PublicNew Jersey1%Alaska7%3%
Percentage Point Change Among Nonelderly 0-64 by Coverage Type, 2009-2010
UninsuredDelaware-2.4%Louisiana6.0%0.2%
MedicaidMississippi-4.2%Louisiana4.4%0.2%
Employer-SponsoredLouisiana-10.1%Alabama2.9%-0.8%
Individually PurchasedWyoming-3.0%Alabama2.1%0.2%
Medicaid Enrollment
Total Enrollment, FY2008North Dakota71,200California10,669,80059,523,600
ChildrenMassachusetts31%Wyoming65%49%
AdultsIdaho13%California42%26%
Aged3 States Tied5%Maine16%9%
DisabledArizona9%Massachusetts33%16%
Unknown51 States Tied0%51 States Tied0%0%
% Enrolled in Managed Care, 20103 States Tied0.0%2 States Tied100.0%71.4%
Medicaid Expenditures
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2009Wyoming$526,237,765New York$49,368,510,253$366,471,017,061
Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments (DSH)3 States Tied0.0%New Hampshire17.4%4.8%
Acute CareNorth Dakota36.1%New Mexico84.0%61.9%
Rx DrugsArizona0.1%Louisiana18.4%6.9%
Long Term Care (LTC)New Mexico15.1%North Dakota63.7%33.3%
Nursing HomeNew Mexico12.0%Michigan63.7%41.7%
Home/Personal CareMississippi14.4%New Mexico82.2%43.3%
Per Enrollee Medicaid Spending, FY2008
TotalCalifornia$3,364New York$9,056$5,337
ChildrenWisconsin$1,286Massachusetts$3,985$2,167
AdultsCalifornia$1,012District of Columbia$5,904$2,677
AgedAlabama$7,565Montana$24,166$13,091
DisabledAlabama$7,106New York$28,941$14,731
Unknown48 States Tied$0Colorado$3,502$1,061
Other Medicaid Spending Measures
Federal Contribution per State Dollar, FY201314 States Tied50.00%Mississippi73.43%50.00%
General Fund Spending on Medicaid, SFY2010Mississippi3.2%Massachusetts34.3%15.8%
Medicaid Eligibility Levels by Annual Income and FPL, 2012
Pregnant Women18 States Tied133%6 States Tied300%-
Infants33 States Tied133%2 States Tied300%-
Children 1-580 States Tied133%2 States Tied275%-
Children 6-1978 States Tied100%2 States Tied275%-
Working Parents3 States Tied17%3 States Tied215%-
Medicaid and Medicare Dual Eligibles
Total Dual Eligible Enrollment, 200751 States Tied100%51 States Tied100%100%
Total Dual Eligible Spending in Millions, 2007Vermont100%Wyoming100%100%
Total Medicare Enrollment, 2011Alaska65,356California4,806,46947,672,971
Estimated Annual "Clawback" Payment, 2006North Dakota$4,931,821California$1,058,962,604$6,605,675,559
CHIP
Eligibility Income Level for Family of 3, 2012North Dakota160%New York400%-
Change in CHIP Enrollment, Dec 2009-10Arizona-48.9%North Carolina33.0%2.9%
Total CHIP Spending, FY2009Vermont$6,978,662California$1,767,390,220$10,631,162,072

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