Top 10 States With the Highest and Lowest Physician Expenditures in 2009

Here are the top 10 states, including Washington, D.C., with the highest and lowest expenditures for physician and other professional services, according to the latest data from Kaiser State Health Facts.

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These percentages represent the amount spent on physician and other professional services out of total state spending for all healthcare services, including hospital care, prescription drugs, nursing home care and more.

Note: “Physician and other professional services” includes costs for all services provided by doctors of medicine, doctors of osteopathy, outpatient care centers, nurses, chiropractors and others. For more details on this definition, please click here.

1. Nevada — 33.1 percent
2. California — 32.9 percent
3. Alaska — 31.9 percent
4. Washington — 31.5 percent
5. Colorado — 31.1 percent
6. Florida — 30.9 percent
7. Hawaii — 30.8 percent
8. New Jersey — 30.7 percent
9. Oregon — 30.6 percent
10. Arizona — 30.2 percent

1. Washington, D.C. — 18.8 percent
2. North Dakota — 19.1 percent
3. Missouri — 21.2 percent
4. Maine — 21.7 percent
5. Rhode Island — 22.5 percent
6. West Virginia — 23.0 percent
7. Iowa — 23.1 percent
8. Ohio — 23.3 percent
9. Mississippi — 23.4 percent
10. New York — 23.5 percent

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