The study analyzed the average allowed amount paid by a commercial insurance plan compared to what Medicare would have paid for the same services by state.
This data is included in a new dashboard called Sage Transparency, which was launched by the Employers’ Forum of Indiana.
Prices paid by commercial health insurance plans relative to Medicare at inpatient facilities by state:
Note: Data for Maryland is unavailable.
1. Kansas: 325 percent
2. Florida: 312 percent
3. West Virginia: 306 percent
4. Indiana: 298 percent
5. Georgia: 294 percent
6. South Carolina: 291 percent
7. Arizona: 290 percent
8. Colorado: 288 percent
9. Virginia: 286 percent
10. Ohio: 285 percent
11. Montana: 282 percent
12. Delaware: 281
13. Nevada: 274 percent
14. New York: 273 percent
15. Idaho: 266 percent (tie)
15. Minnesota: 266 percent (tie)
17. Alabama: 262 percent
18. Maine: 261 percent (tie)
18. California: 262 percent (tie)
20. Wisconsin: 259 percent
21. Nebraska: 258 percent
22. New Mexico: 253 percent
23. North Dakota: 245 percent (tie)
23. Missouri: 245 percent (tie)
25. New Jersey: 240 percent
26. Louisiana: 238 percent
27. Texas: 236 percent
28. Oregon: 227 percent
29. Wyoming: 226 percent
30. Kentucky: 223 percent
31. South Dakota: 221 percent (tie)
31. Tennessee: 221 percent (tie)
33. Illinois: 220 percent
34. Michigan: 219 percent
35. Pennsylvania: 218 percent
36. North Carolina: 216 percent
37. Washington: 214 percent
38. Alaska: 212 percent
39. Connecticut: 209 percent
40. Rhode Island: 202 percent
41. Hawaii: 200 percent
42. New Hampshire: 188 percent
43. Oklahoma: 184 percent
44. Iowa: 180 percent
44. Massachusetts: 180 percent
46. Utah: 176 percent
47. Arkansas: 168 percent
48. Mississippi: 163 percent
49. Vermont: 162 percent
