Table 2.
5 HCUP States vs All 50 States
| All 50 States | 5 HCUP States | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicare Expenditures, 2003-2009 ($) | |||
| Total Expenditures | 8,633 | 8,852 | |
| Hospital Expenditures | 4,314 | 4,247 | |
| Physician Expenditures | 2,421 | 2,833 | |
| Hospital Outpatient Expenditures | 906 | 790 | |
| Area Resource File Covariates, 1999–2009 | |||
| % Female | 51 | 51 | |
| % White | 81 | 79 | |
| % Black | 13 | 11 | |
| % Hispanic | 13 | 23 | |
| % Below Poverty Level | 13 | 13 | |
| % Unemployed | 5 | 5 | |
| Per Capita Income | 37,755 | 40,678 | |
| % Over 65 | 13 | 13 | |
| GPs / 10,000 pop | 2.9 | 2.5 | |
| Specialists / 10,000 pop | 8.5 | 10.2 | |
| Surgeons / 10,000 pop | 5.1 | 5.5 | |
5 HCUP states include NY, MA, AZ, FL and CA. All dollar figures are in 2009 dollars. Medicare expenditure data from the Dartmouth Atlas.