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. 1988 Spring;9(3):33–50.

Table 7. Per diem reimbursement rates for Medicaid-certified intermediate care facilities, by State: 1978-86.

State 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Rate in dollars
Alabama 18.73 18.67 22.04 24.20 25.11 25.81 29.31 31.53 32.19
Alaska — 78.59 86.37 99.51 97.78 113.59 132.04 145.77 152.18
Arizona1 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
Arkansas — 19.17 22.45 24.65 26.01 27.99 33.64 30.08 31.44
California — 24.80 25.49 29.38 30.20 31.14 30.16 32.68 36.47
Colorado — 23.62 25.66 28.24 30.78 34.09 37.26 46.97 46.14
Connecticut 16.47 20.25 22.26 23.96 29.15 31.68 37.58 44.88 51.23
Delaware 30.40 35.68 36.96 41.59 44.49 39.58 39.58 41.61 47.39
District of Columbia — 38.09 50.55 50.87 2(62.34) 2(76.41) 93.64 92.74 —
Florida — 14.69 16.66 18.48 19.93 39.82 43.20 45.30 47.90
Georgia — 21.73 23.56 26.17 25.94 26.56 29.34 30.87 30.89
Hawaii — 49.90 55.94 64.45 72.54 72.27 68.40 68.24 82.31
Idaho 16.75 23.67 20.82 23.67 30.36 28.74 34.83 42.96 44.03
Illinois 15.27 17.70 18.96 20.48 22.91 28.84 22.91 32.78 33.92
Indiana — — 26.64 29.62 32.65 36.52 39.10 42.32 44.23
Iowa 19.00 20.00 22.15 24.00 25.89 26.50 28.32 29.44 31.65
Kansas 14.45 17.42 19.99 22.16 24.30 25.99 40.90 45.42 31.69
Kentucky 24.00 27.00 27.00 31.17 33.67 33.17 32.70 32.70 34.22
Louisiana 21.40 21.40 24.43 26.62 25.57 26.81 26.81 28.14 28.14
Maine — 30.13 33.50 37.05 37.76 40.17 46.65 48.04 49.94
Maryland 26.21 29.30 31.52 36.14 39.53 44.41 47.59 49.01 51.72
Massachusetts — 23.32 28.22 29.15 33.24 36.59 37.56 40.04 42.04
Michigan — 27.30 29.56 32.52 35.49 37.09 41.58 — —
Minnesota 20.68 26.70 30.91 29.96 31.21 33.72 36.79 38.94 54.23
Mississippi — — 23.11 26.27 27.98 30.75 29.91 29.90 31.99
Missouri 15.20 17.10 20.39 23.00 25.00 28.00 36.87 38.74 40.97
Montana — 30.20 33.85 36.75 39.58 40.08 41.15 44.31 45.23
Nebraska — — — 24.59 26.08 27.55 28.33 32.16 33.76
Nevada — 29.54 36.25 39.03 43.61 44.04 46.23 49.27 52.49
New Hampshire 21.00 24.48 29.28 33.09 35.80 37.41 38.66 41.11 51.22
New Jersey 30.49 31.94 34.44 37.69 41.86 46.22 50.11 49.86 51.30
New Mexico — 27.66 2(29.83) 32.16 34.70 29.96 34.60 37.50 38.53
New York 31.68 34.29 38.80 42.74 47.05 49.21 52.19 55.98 61.88
North Carolina 25.43 27.21 29.22 31.81 34.14 36.23 37.89 40.29 42.18
North Dakota — 20.03 23.56 27.62 30.46 31.30 34.32 37.25 35.55
Ohio — — — 28.33 33.48 34.36 38.84 41.17 45.09
Oklahoma 17.00 20.00 22.50 28.00 28.00 28.00 29.00 30.50 30.50
Oregon 21.70 23.75 27.29 30.28 32.43 34.26 37.76 40.62 42.54
Pennsylvania 20.00 20.00 28.07 28.49 37.62 32.81 41.63 42.45 46.49
Rhode Island 22.33 27.26 30.61 35.00 38.95 42.25 48.43 50.85 52.98
South Carolina — 27.16 30.04 33.28 31.65 31.65 32.52 34.05 33.01
South Dakota 16.98 19.15 21.43 23.91 26.88 29.66 31.50 33.35 35.94
Tennessee 22.40 22.90 25.30 27.40 28.60 30.61 32.28 33.00 34.01
Texas 19.07 21.10 22.77 24.48 25.64 28.48 28.09 29.20 30.74
Utah — 26.94 28.77 34.06 34.53 36.69 37.53 38.63 41.73
Vermont 28.86 31.49 34.84 39.25 44.07 46.73 45.70 48.59 51.18
Virginia — 30.88 35.10 38.19 42.66 43.77 46.07 47.18 46.59
Washington — 23.33 28.92 31.68 35.25 35.92 40.64 44.11 46.65
West Virginia 21.17 24.95 27.70 29.75 34.87 37.12 37.67 40.32 41.64
Wisconsin 24.57 27.00 29.00 32.00 31.92 33.19 30.56 39.97 41.50
Wyoming 23.13 26.30 29.90 33.71 38.12 40.85 42.18 43.70 48.73
U.S. average3 20.90 26.60 29.63 32.56 35.10 36.90 40.81 43.56 44.84
Number of States 27 46 47 50 49 49 50 49 48
1

Rate data are not applicable because there is no institutional program in Arizona.

2

Estimates of rates that are not available, nor are they likely to become available. Estimated assuming a constant percentage increase between last earlier and next later available rates. Multivariate analysis will use other imputation techniques.

3

Unweighted average for States for which actual rate data are available. For illustrative purposes only. Comparisons across years for which different State rates are missing may be misleading.

NOTE: Numbers in parentheses are t-values.

SOURCE: Institute for Health and Aging: Unpublished Telephone Survey of State Medicaid Agencies, 1983, and of States' Medicaid Reimbursement Policy, 1986.