Table 1.
States’ Medicaid Policies and Distribution of Hospital Discharge Destination
| State Policies |
Hospital Discharge Destination per Resident |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bed-Hold Policies |
Total |
Baseline NH |
Other NH |
Non NH |
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| Per-Diem ($) | % Per-Diem | Max Days | Time Frame | Occupancy Requirement | ERD | N | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| 103.30 | 64.8 | 16.6 | N/A | N/A | 16.0 | All States | 77,955 | 72,158 | 92.5 | 4,183 | 5.4 | 1,614 | 2.1 |
| 112.54 | 75 | 4 | Hosp | No | 3.6 | Alabama | 1,322 | 1,280 | 96.8 | 31 | 2.3 | 11 | 0.8 |
| 99.57 | 100 | 9 | Cal | No | 9.0 | Arizona | 265 | 238 | 89.8 | ||||
| 69.36 | 100 | 5 | Hosp | Yes | 6.0 | Arkansas | 566 | 506 | 89.4 | 49 | 8.7 | 11 | 1.9 |
| 110.27 | 100 | 7 | Hosp | No | 8.4 | California | 5,556 | 4,683 | 84.3 | 655 | 11.8 | 218 | 3.9 |
| 111.62 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | 0.0 | Colorado | 432 | 398 | 92.1 | 22 | 5.1 | 12 | 2.8 |
| 151.59 | 100 | 15 | Hosp | Yes | 18.0 | Connecticut | 1,533 | 1,451 | 94.7 | 61 | 4 | 21 | 1.4 |
| 117.66 | 100 | 14 | Cal | No | 14.0 | Delaware | 202 | 198 | 98 | ||||
| 113.45 | 100 | 8 | Hosp | Yes | 9.6 | Florida | 5,188 | 4,704 | 90.7 | 297 | 5.7 | 187 | 3.6 |
| 83.64 | 100 | 7 | Hosp | No | 8.4 | Georgia | 1,547 | 1,483 | 95.9 | 45 | 2.9 | 19 | 1.2 |
| 116.37 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | 0.0 | Idaho | 64 | 52 | 81.3 | ||||
| 90.06 | 75 | 10 | Hosp | Yes | 9.0 | Illinois | 5,038 | 4,705 | 93.4 | 274 | 5.4 | 59 | 1.2 |
| 92.83 | 50 | 15 | Hosp | No | 9.0 | Indiana | 2,617 | 2,481 | 94.8 | 99 | 3.8 | 37 | 1.4 |
| 85.90 | 42 | 10 | Hosp | No | 5.0 | Iowa | 671 | 612 | 91.2 | ||||
| 83.53 | 67 | 10 | Hosp | Yes | 8.0 | Kansas | 592 | 506 | 85.5 | 71 | 12 | 15 | 2.5 |
| 100.35 | 100 | 14 | Mixed | No | 16.8 | Kentucky | 1,031 | 988 | 95.8 | 29 | 2.8 | 14 | 1.4 |
| 68.97 | 75 | 7 | Hosp | No | 6.3 | Louisiana | 2,120 | 1,742 | 82.2 | 236 | 11.1 | 142 | 6.7 |
| 115.77 | 100 | 10 | Cal | No | 10.0 | Maine | 123 | 119 | 96.7 | ||||
| 122.15 | 48 | 15 | Hosp | No | 8.6 | Maryland | 1,201 | 1,144 | 95.3 | 46 | 3.8 | 11 | 0.9 |
| 124.47 | Hosp | No | 24.0 | Massachusetts | 3,659 | 3,469 | 94.8 | 126 | 3.4 | 64 | 1.7 | ||
| 98.87 | 0 | 0 | NA | No | 0 | Michigan | 2,696 | 2,513 | 93.2 | 97 | 3.6 | 86 | 3.2 |
| 116.84 | 79 | 18 | Hosp | Yes | 17.1 | Minnesota | 854 | 798 | 93.4 | 41 | 4.8 | 15 | 1.8 |
| 90.38 | 100 | 15 | Hosp | No | 18.0 | Mississippi | 397 | 375 | 94.5 | ||||
| 91.65 | 100 | 12 | Mixed | Yes | 3.6 | Missouri | 1,711 | 1,525 | 89.1 | 169 | 9.9 | 17 | 1 |
| 94.04 | 100 | 365 | Hosp | Yes | 365.0 | Montana | 64 | 63 | 98.4 | ||||
| 81.42 | 100 | 15 | Hosp | Yes | 18.0 | Nebraska | 277 | 256 | 92.4 | ||||
| 101.00 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | 0.0 | Nevada | 140 | 117 | 83.6 | ||||
| 118.91 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | 0.0 | New Hampshire | 178 | 170 | 95.5 | ||||
| 127.63 | 90 | 10 | Hosp | No | 10.8 | New Jersey | 4,618 | 4,516 | 97.8 | 85 | 1.8 | 17 | 0.4 |
| 92.96 | 50 | 12 | Cal | Yes | 6.0 | New Mexico | 82 | 75 | 91.5 | ||||
| 160.66 | 100 | 20 | Hosp | Yes | 24.0 | New York | 7,026 | 6,763 | 96.3 | 212 | 3 | 51 | 0.7 |
| 122.14 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | 0.0 | North Carolina | 1,467 | 1,362 | 92.8 | 89 | 6.1 | 16 | 1.1 |
| 104.94 | 100 | 15 | Hosp | Yes | 18.0 | North Dakota | 115 | 108 | 93.9 | ||||
| 121.76 | 50 | 30 | Cal | No | 15.0 | Ohio | 5,956 | 5,657 | 95 | 225 | 3.8 | 74 | 1.2 |
| 66.57 | 50 | 5 | Cal | No | 2.5 | Oklahoma | 883 | 694 | 78.6 | 143 | 16.2 | 46 | 5.2 |
| 95.43 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | 0.0 | Oregon | 114 | 108 | 94.7 | ||||
| 122.91 | 33 | 15 | Hosp | No | 6.0 | Pennsylvania | 6,058 | 5,872 | 96.9 | 111 | 1.8 | 75 | 1.2 |
| 116.03 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | 0.0 | Rhode Island | 626 | 577 | 92.2 | ||||
| 94.36 | 100 | 10 | Hosp | No | 12.0 | South Carolina | 727 | 699 | 96.1 | ||||
| 79.60 | 100 | 5 | Hosp | No | 6.0 | South Dakota | 153 | 143 | 93.5 | ||||
| 81.76 | 100 | 15 | Hosp | Yes | 18.0 | Tennessee | 1,666 | 1,556 | 93.4 | 89 | 5.3 | 21 | 1.3 |
| 83.53 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | 0.0 | Texas | 4,533 | 3,806 | 84 | 454 | 10 | 273 | 6 |
| 90.19 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | 0.0 | Utah | 107 | 90 | 84.1 | ||||
| 112.56 | 80 | 6 | Hosp | Yes | 5.8 | Vermont | 44 | 43 | 97.7 | ||||
| 99.99 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | 0.0 | Virginia | 1,264 | 1,190 | 94.1 | 58 | 4.6 | 16 | 1.3 |
| 121.79 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | 0.0 | Washington | 654 | 603 | 92.2 | ||||
| 113.68 | 100 | 12 | Cal | Yes | 12.0 | West Virginia | 411 | 403 | 98.1 | ||||
| 98.77 | 85 | 15 | Hosp | Yes | 15.3 | Wisconsin | 1,364 | 1,276 | 93.5 | 70 | 5.1 | 18 | 1.3 |
| 97.89 | 100 | 14 | Cal | No | 14.0 | Wyoming | 43 | 41 | 95.3 | ||||
Some cells have been suppressed to meet the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services privacy guidelines.
ERD, Equivalent Reimbursement Days is calculated as the product of proportion of daily coverage and maximum number of days covered (converted to annual when necessary and multiplied by the average number of annual hospitalizations, 1.2).