Table 20. Hospital Utilization in States with the Highest and Lowest Medicare Reimbursements for Enrollees Aged 65 Years and Over, 19771.
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| Average | Ratio: State to U.S. | Average | State to U.S. | Discharges per 1,000 | Average Length of Stay | Days of Care per 1,000 | Ratio: State to U.S. | Average Charge Per Day | |
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| Alaska | $1,050 | 1.36 | $734 | 1.34 | 303.3 | 7.9 | 2,407 | 0.65 | $305 |
| District of Columbia | 1,028 | 1.33 | 725 | 1.33 | 259.1 | 14.2 | 3,677 | 0.99 | 228 |
| Massachusetts | 1,016 | 1.32 | 749 | 1.37 | 323.1 | 13.1 | 4,224 | 1.14 | 214 |
| California | 974 | 1.26 | 647 | 1.18 | 309.6 | 9.1 | 2,810 | 0.76 | 291 |
| New York | 972 | 1.26 | 683 | 1.25 | 289.3 | 14.9 | 4,308 | 1.17 | 224 |
| Michigan | 883 | 1.15 | 651 | 1.19 | 337.3 | 11.7 | 3,936 | 1.06 | 218 |
| Nevada | 879 | 1.14 | 588 | 1.07 | 355.8 | 8.8 | 3,145 | 0.85 | 268 |
| Maryland | 859 | 1.11 | 628 | 1.15 | 281.6 | 12.9 | 3,635 | 0.98 | 203 |
| Illinois | 852 | 1.11 | 653 | 1.19 | 352.1 | 11.9 | 4,189 | 1.13 | 210 |
| Lowest Reimbursements | |||||||||
| Utah | $ 498 | .65 | $325 | .59 | 269.5 | 7.9 | 2,141 | 0.58 | $200 |
| South Carolina | 511 | .66 | 377 | .69 | 326.1 | 10.4 | 3,375 | 0.91 | 149 |
| Wyoming | 517 | .67 | 369 | .67 | 393.9 | 8.5 | 3,351 | 0.91 | 154 |
| West Virginia | 542 | .70 | 423 | .77 | 381.0 | 10.6 | 4,031 | 1.09 | 154 |
| North Carolina | 557 | .72 | 403 | .74 | 328.4 | 11.2 | 3,674 | 0.99 | 137 |
| Mississippi | 558 | .72 | 402 | .73 | 441.5 | 10.0 | 4,407 | 1.19 | 137 |
| Kentucky | 558 | .72 | 426 | .78 | 381.8 | 10.1 | 3,845 | 1.04 | 144 |
| Arkansas | 563 | .73 | 391 | .71 | 436.2 | 8.9 | 3,861 | 1.04 | 147 |
| Montana | 581 | .75 | 398 | .73 | 414.7 | 8.2 | 3,412 | 0.92 | 166 |
| Georgia | 582 | .75 | 410 | .75 | 368.5 | 8.9 | 3,296 | 0.89 | 170 |
| Tennessee | 576 | .75 | 424 | .78 | 378.6 | 10.2 | 3,867 | 1.05 | 168 |
| Louisiana | 585 | .76 | 419 | .77 | 391.8 | 9.5 | 3,739 | 1.01 | 165 |
| South Dakota | 594 | .77 | 466 | .85 | 423.6 | 9.1 | 3,873 | 1.05 | 147 |
| Alabama | 598 | .78 | 442 | .81 | 393.4 | 9.7 | 3,811 | 1.03 | 179 |
| U.S. | 771 | 1.00 | 547 | 1.00 | 339.2 | 10.9 | 3,696 | 1.00 | 197 |
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Interim Reimbursements are shown. See footnote, Table 2.
Source: Medicare Statistical System