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February 18, 2006
Table 1:
Medicaid Recipients and Spending, 2003
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Total |
Total |
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Medicaid |
Medicaid |
Average |
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State/City |
Eligibles |
Expenditures |
Payment |
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U.S. |
55,157,776 |
$233,205,998,192 |
$4,228 |
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California |
10,047,498 |
$25,812,495,569 |
$2,569 |
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New York State |
3,755,091 |
$32,764,923,624 |
$8,725 |
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New York City |
2,489,582 |
$21,430,281,339 |
$8,608 |
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Sources: DHHS,
Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services,
FY 2003 (U.S. and California)
NYS Health
Department, Medicaid Expenditure
Overview Report, CY
2003. (NYS, NYC)
Average payment calculated by author.
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Edwin S. Rubenstein (email
him) is President of
ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis. |
