Data comes from the Dartmouth Atlas and is collected from 2010 claims data for adults ages 65 to 99 enrolled in Medicare parts A and B. Patients in health maintenance organizations are excluded.
1. Louisiana — $11,670
2. Florida — $11,097
3. Texas — $ 11,088
4. Mississippi — $10,688
5. Kentucky — $10,502
6. Oklahoma — $10,442
7. Ohio — $10,194
8. Tennessee — $10,139
9. Alabama — 10,048
10. Illinois — $9,950
11. Indiana — $9,934
12. Michigan — $9,903
13. New Jersey — $9,861
14. Pennsylvania — $9,836
15. Nevada — $9,808
16. Massachusetts — $9,674
17. West Virginia — $9,671
18. Missouri — $9495
19. New York — $9,384
20. Arkansas — $9,378
21. Georgia — $9,373
22. Delaware — $9,271
23. California — $9,176
24. Rhode Island — $9,175
25. South Carolina — $9,141
26. Kansas — $9,116
27. Arizona — $9,101
28. Maryland — $9,060
29. Connecticut — $8,973
30. North Carolina — $8,924
31. Nebraska — $8,742
32. Utah — $8,710
33. Colorado — $8,554
34. Virginia — $8,506
35. Maine — $8,258
36. New Hampshire — $8,233
37. Wisconsin — $8,081
38. Idaho — $8,000
39. District of Columbia — $7,989
40. South Dakota — $7,890
41. Iowa — $7,880
42. North Dakota — $7,820
43. Wyoming — $7,791
44. Washington — $7,782
45. Montana — $7,664
46. New Mexico — $7,650
47. Minnesota — $7,646
48. Vermont — $7,240
49. Oregon — $7,157
50. Hawaii — $7,076
51. Alaska — $6,976
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