The survey averaged the acceptance rates of five different specialties — cardiology, dermatology, obstetrics/gynecology, orthopedic surgery and family practice — and found the total cumulative average Medicaid acceptance rate decreased from 55.4 percent to 45.7 percent in the five-year span.
The 15 metropolitan markets surveyed are listed below, from highest Medicaid acceptance rate to lowest:
- Boston — 73 percent Medicaid acceptance rate in 2013
- Portland, Ore. — 63.5 percent
- Detroit — 63.4 percent
- Houston — 55.8 percent
- Miami — 53.8 percent
- Seattle — 48 percent
- Philadelphia — 47.3 percent
- Washington, D.C. — 43.1 percent
- New York City — 39.8 percent
- San Diego — 39.4 percent
- Atlanta — 37 percent
- Los Angeles — 36.4 percent
- Denver — 34.4 percent
- Minneapolis — 23.6 percent
- Dallas — 23 percent
The total cumulative average acceptance rate for Medicare in the same 15 cities was a good deal higher (76 percent) than Medicaid acceptance rates.
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