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. 1993 Summer;14(4):111–132.

Table 9. Medicaid Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) Average per Diem Reimbursement Rates: 1981-89.

State Average per Diem ICF Reimbursement Rate in:

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Alabama 24.20 25.11 25.81 29.31 31.53 31.23 31.98 33.10 33.54
Alaska 99.51 97.78 113.59 132.04 145.77 152.18 191.35 198.17 211.20
Arizona
Arkansas 24.65 26.01 27.99 33.64 30.08 31.44 29.82 31.99 33.28
California 29.38 30.20 31.14 30.16 32.68 37.99 38.50 38.62 44.22
Colorado 28.24 30.78 34.09 37.26 46.97 45.63 49.57 50.25 54.30
Connecticut 23.96 29.15 31.68 37.58 44.88 44.88 51.23 57.18 64.18
Delaware 41.59 44.49 39.58 39.58 47.53 47.53 50.35 60.45 65.21
District of Columbia 50.87 62.34 76.41 93.64 92.74 82.37 88.18 86.48 90.07
Florida 18.48 19.93 39.82 43.20 45.30 50.27 53.45 56.96 61.14
Georgia 26.17 25.94 26.56 29.34 30.87 30.89 36.35 39.20 42.95
Hawaii 64.45 72.54 72.27 68.40 68.24 71.90 72.51 75.45 81.29
Idaho 23.67 30.36 28.74 34.83 42.96 45.78 47.29 49.52 52.47
Illinois 20.48 22.91 28.84 (30.71) 32.78 33.92 35.21 36.88 39.73
Indiana 29.62 32.65 36.52 39.10 42.32 44.96 47.35 48.78 51.08
Iowa 24.00 25.89 26.50 28.32 29.44 31.65 32.17 35.23 36.89
Kansas 22.16 24.30 25.99 40.90 45.42 32.70 33.55 36.84 39.75
Kentucky 31.17 33.67 33.17 32.70 32.70 35.58 37.87 38.61 43.78
Louisiana 26.62 25.57 26.81 26.81 28.14 32.56 32.56 34.45 35.91
Maine 37.05 37.76 40.17 46.65 48.04 49.12 51.19 54.31 58.33
Maryland 36.14 39.53 44.41 47.59 49.01 51.89 54.05 57.57 61.23
Massachusetts 29.15 33.24 36.59 37.56 40.04 41.96 44.37 49.63 58.76
Michigan 32.52 35.49 37.09 41.58 (42.93) 44.32 45.69 47.95 50.78
Minnesota 29.96 31.21 33.72 36.79 38.94 47.45 46.29 47.13 50.90
Mississippi 26.27 27.98 30.75 29.91 29.90 31.99 33.63 35.64 36.64
Missouri 23.00 25.00 28.00 36.87 38.74 41.08 42.11 43.28 44.06
Montana 36.75 39.58 40.08 41.15 44.31 45.96 47.84 49.21 50.86
Nebraska 24.59 26.08 27.55 28.33 32.16 33.76 (34.48) 35.21 38.56
Nevada 39.03 43.61 44.04 46.23 49.27 53.71 55.82 57.87 61.71
New Hampshire 33.09 35.80 37.41 38.66 41.11 52.84 55.06 62.67 69.00
New Jersey 37.69 41.86 46.22 50.11 49.86 54.98 58.47 63.47 67.31
New Mexico 32.16 34.70 29.96 34.60 37.50 46.94 48.23 49.60 53.09
New York 42.74 47.05 49.21 52.19 55.98 61.18 63.83 67.17 72.83
North Carolina 31.81 34.14 36.23 37.89 40.29 40.88 41.69 43.75 46.33
North Dakota 27.62 30.46 31.30 34.32 37.25 37.25 39.45 40.11 40.99
Ohio 28.33 33.48 34.36 38.84 41.17 45.79 48.02 52.46 53.36
Oklahoma 28.00 28.00 28.00 29.00 30.50 29.00 30.50 33.00 37.00
Oregon 30.28 32.43 34.26 37.76 40.62 41.58 42.76 47.60 55.71
Pennsylvania 28.49 37.62 32.81 41.63 42.45 45.89 50.89 58.55 65.64
Rhode Island 35.00 38.95 42.25 48.43 50.85 50.98 53.02 57.87 65.00
South Carolina 33.28 31.65 31.65 32.52 34.05 40.75 41.75 41.64 44.64
South Dakota 23.91 26.88 29.66 31.50 33.35 29.08 31.23 32.46 35.24
Tennessee 27.40 28.60 30.61 32.28 33.00 34.01 35.81 37.51 38.83
Texas 24.48 25.64 28.48 28.09 29.20 32.73 33.28 35.13 36.36
Utah 34.06 34.53 36.69 37.53 38.63 40.57 40.57 42.15 43.65
Vermont 39.25 44.07 46.73 54.99 57.02 50.04 52.70 54.12 59.69
Virginia 38.19 42.66 43.77 46.07 47.18 44.91 47.23 50.32 51.78
Washington 31.68 35.25 35.92 40.64 44.11 42.86 47.01 51.78 57.46
West Virginia 29.75 34.87 37.12 37.67 40.32 44.14 46.56 49.90 52.78
Wisconsin 32.00 31.92 33.19 30.56 39.97 41.85 42.04 44.63 46.24
Wyoming 33.71 38.12 40.85 42.18 43.70 47.49 49.25 52.63 53.74
Mean1 32.53 35.36 37.69 40.81 43.56 45.61 48.77 51.09 54.77
Adjusted Mean2 35.79 36.64 37.84 39.28 40.37 41.61 42.93 43.19 44.17
1

Mean for the United States, weighting each State for its bed stock.

2

Mean for the United States, adjusted for inflation (Consumer Price Index) to 1983-84 dollars.

SOURCE: Institute for Health and Aging and National Governors' Association: State Medicaid Reimbursement Survey, San Francisco, 1989.