CMS collected state data between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2023, on the quality of patient care measures, including facility observed rates of hospice care. Hospices earn points for each of the 10 claims-based indicators they meet between admission and discharge.
Here are the hospice care index overall scores for each state:
Alabama: 9.3
Alaska: 8.5
Arizona: 8.6
Arkansas: 9.4
California: 8.2
Colorado: 9.4
Connecticut: 9.6
Delaware: 9.6
District of Columbia: 8
Florida: 9.7
Georgia: 8.9
Hawaii: 9.6
Idaho: 9.3
Illinois: 9.1
Indiana: 9.4
Iowa: 9.5
Kansas: 9.1
Kentucky: 9.3
Louisiana: 8.8
Maine: 9.3
Maryland: 9.8
Massachusetts: 9
Michigan: 9.1
Minnesota: 9.3
Mississippi: 8.5
Missouri: 9.1
Montana: 9.2
Nebraska: 9.3
Nevada: 8.2
New Hampshire: 9.7
New Jersey: 8.9
New Mexico: 9
New York: 9.2
North Carolina: 9.5
North Dakota: 9.3
Ohio: 9.3
Oklahoma: 8.8
Oregon: 9.2
Pennsylvania: 9.1
Rhode Island: 9.6
South Carolina: 9.1
South Dakota: 9
Tennessee: 9.4
Texas: 8.4
Utah: 9.1
Vermont: 9.5
Virginia: 9.1
Washington: 9.3
West Virginia: 9.7
Wisconsin: 9.4
Wyoming: 8.9
