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  State Medicaid Fact Sheets
Lowest/Highest Total Residents, 2006-2007
Wyoming: 520,500 California: 36,408,700
Lowest/Highest % of General Fund Spending on Medicaid, 2005
Low Alabama (3.5%) Low Ohio (36.3%)
Lowest/Highest Medicaid Coverage, 2006-2007
Low New Hampshire (6.9%) Low Mississippi (21.2%)

65.1% Employer 43.7%

4.3% Individual 4.1%

6.9% Medicaid 21.2%

12.5% Medicare 11.2%

0.8% Other Public 1.4%

10.4% Uninsured 18.4%

  Low State High State US
Demographic Profile, 2007-2008
Total ResidentsWyoming520,500California36,408,700300,544,200
Income
Poor Residents (below 100% FPL)New Hampshire9.7%Mississippi27.1%18.3%
Residents (100-133% FPL)New Hampshire3.8%Mississippi8.3%6.4%
Median Annual IncomeMississippi$37,416New Hampshire$67,508$51,233
Age
Children (0-18)District of Columbia20%Utah33%26%
Poor ChildrenNew Hampshire11%Mississippi38%25%
Adults (19-64)Idaho58%District of Columbia69%61%
Poor AdultsNew Hampshire9%Mississippi24%17%
Elderly (65+)Alaska7%Florida17%13%
Poor ElderlyAlaska7%Mississippi19%13%
Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
WhiteHawaii18%Vermont95%65%
BlackMaine1%District of Columbia53%12%
HispanicWest Virginia1%New Mexico43%16%
OtherIndiana2%Hawaii73%7%
Non-CitizenWest Virginia0%California16%7%
Population Living in Non-Metropolitan AreasCalifornia2%Wyoming70%16%
Health Insurance Coverage of the Nonelderly, 2007-2008
MedicaidNew Hampshire7.5%District of Columbia21.6%14.9%
ChildrenMassachusetts40.1%Arkansas76.7%59.6%
AdultsArkansas23.3%Massachusetts59.9%40.4%
UninsuredMassachusetts6.1%Texas27.7%17.4%
ChildrenWest Virginia8.5%Utah27.2%17.7%
AdultsUtah72.8%West Virginia91.5%82.3%
Nonelderly (below 100% FPL)Vermont25.3%Mississippi50.2%38.2%
Nonelderly (100-133% FPL)Rhode Island6.7%Missouri13.2%10.3%
Nonelderly (134-300% FPL)Massachusetts26.0%Vermont41.6%34.9%
Nonelderly (301-400% FPL)South Carolina5.7%District of Columbia12.0%6.9%
Noneldelry (above 400% FPL)South Carolina7.0%Alaska17.2%9.6%
Employer Sponsored InsuranceNew Mexico46.8%New Hampshire73.9%59.7%
Individual InsuranceWest Virginia2.7%North Dakota10.7%5.3%
Other PublicMassachusetts1.2%Alaska6.5%2.7%
Percentage Point Change Among Nonelderly 0-64 by Coverage Type, 2007-2008
UninsuredOklahoma-4.3%Kentucky2.9%0.2%
MedicaidUtah-2.8%Nebraska2.9%1.0%
Employer-SponsoredHawaii-4.9%Oklahoma3.0%-1.2%
Individually PurchasedNorth Dakota-2.7%Louisiana1.0%-0.2%
Medicaid Enrollment
Total Enrollment, FY2006North Dakota73,100California10,547,20058,714,800
ChildrenMassachusetts36.9%Wyoming65.9%49.7%
AdultsTexas12.4%California40.7%25.3%
ElderlyArizona4.9%Wisconsin16.3%10.4%
DisabledCalifornia9.1%West Virginia27.3%14.5%
% Enrolled in Managed Care, 20082 States Tied0.0%Tennessee100.0%70.9%
Medicaid Expenditures
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2007Wyoming$433,236,885New York$44,339,402,218$319,676,945,585
Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments (DSH)Massachusetts-3.8%New Hampshire17.5%5.0%
Acute CareNorth Dakota36.6%Arizona73.6%60.9%
Rx DrugsArizona0.1%Louisiana19.6%7.7%
Long Term Care (LTC)Georgia21.5%North Dakota63.1%34.1%
Working ParentsArkansas17%Minnesota275%66%
Nursing HomeNew Mexico23.7%Alabama66.3%44.0%
Home/Personal CareMississippi12.1%Vermont74.2%40.1%
Per Enrollee Medicaid Spending, FY2006
TotalArizona$2,206District of Columbia$8,484$4,575
ChildrenLouisiana$1,003Maine$4,237$1,708
AdultsCalifornia$847Alaska$4,851$2,142
ElderlyArizona$2,512Connecticut$23,124$10,691
DisabledArizona$5,575New York$26,535$12,874
Other Medicaid Spending Measures
Federal Contribution per State Dollar, FY2010Alaska61.12%Mississippi84.86%56.20%
General Fund Spending on Medicaid, SFY2008Alabama3.5%Ohio36.3%16.3%
Medicaid Eligibility Levels by Annual Income and FPL, 2009
Pregnant Women6 States Tied133%3 States Tied300%133%
Infants10 States Tied133%7 States Tied300%133%
Children 1-525 States Tied133%5 States Tied300%133%
Children 6-1920 States Tied100%5 States Tied300%100%
Medicaid and Medicare Dual Eligibles
Total Dual Eligible Enrollment, 200551 States Tied100%51 States Tied100%100%
Total Dual Eligible Spending in Millions, 200551 States Tied100%51 States Tied100%100%
Total Medicare Enrollment, 2008Alaska59,435California4,470,43944,831,390
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, 2009North Dakota160%New York400%-
Change in CHIP Enrollment, June 2007-08Georgia-18.5%Wisconsin122.5%9.2%
Total CHIP Spending, FY2007Vermont$6,355,909California$1,966,529,162$10,046,523,960

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