CMS collected state data 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 every state:
Alabama: 8.9
Alaska: 9.4
Arizona: 8.8
Arkansas: 8.9
California: 8.5
Colorado: 9.6
Connecticut: 9.5
Delaware: 9.5
District of Columbia: 7.7
Florida: 9.5
Georgia: 8.8
Hawaii: 9.3
Idaho: 9
Illinois: 9
Indiana: 9.5
Iowa: 9.6
Kansas: 9.1
Kentucky: 9.4
Louisiana: 8.7
Maine: 9.5
Maryland: 9.5
Massachusetts: 9
Michigan: 9.1
Minnesota: 9.2
Mississippi: 8.1
Missouri: 9.2
Montana: 9.3
Nebraska: 9.1
Nevada: 8.9
New Hampshire: 9.4
New Jersey: 9.1
New Mexico: 8.5
New York: 8.9
North Carolina: 9.4
North Dakota: 9
Ohio: 9.2
Oklahoma: 8.5
Oregon: 9.3
Pennsylvania: 9.2
Rhode Island: 9
South Carolina: 9.1
South Dakota: 9.1
Tennessee: 9.5
Texas: 8.5
Utah: 9.1
Vermont: 9.5
Virginia: 9.1
Washington: 9.2
West Virginia: 9.7
Wisconsin: 9.5
Wyoming: 9
