State healthcare spending per person varies widely across the country, with Massachusetts leading the list at $9,728 per resident and Utah bringing up the rear at $5,031, according to a CMS report.
The study, published in Medicare and Medicaid Research Review by CMS, found that healthcare expenditures in Massachusetts were 85 percent higher than in Utah. States with higher spending, like Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut and Maine, tended to also have higher incomes and a higher percentage of covered residents.
Other similarities were evident among the high-spending states: Several states had higher-than-average populations of women aged 20 through 44, the group most likely to need maternity care and more likely to spend money on healthcare than their male counterparts.
Alaska and Maine reached the top 10 as a result of each state's Medicaid spending. Alaska had the highest level of Medicaid spending per enrollee in the country, while Maine's population had a higher percentage of Medicaid enrollees than most other states.
In comparison, the low-spending states — led by Utah and followed by Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Nevada and Texas – were more likely to report lower personal income for capita and low health insurance coverage. The majority of the states also tended to have younger and healthier residents; Utah, the lowest-spending state, reported the ninth lowest obesity rate in the nation in 2009.
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The study, published in Medicare and Medicaid Research Review by CMS, found that healthcare expenditures in Massachusetts were 85 percent higher than in Utah. States with higher spending, like Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut and Maine, tended to also have higher incomes and a higher percentage of covered residents.
Other similarities were evident among the high-spending states: Several states had higher-than-average populations of women aged 20 through 44, the group most likely to need maternity care and more likely to spend money on healthcare than their male counterparts.
Alaska and Maine reached the top 10 as a result of each state's Medicaid spending. Alaska had the highest level of Medicaid spending per enrollee in the country, while Maine's population had a higher percentage of Medicaid enrollees than most other states.
In comparison, the low-spending states — led by Utah and followed by Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Nevada and Texas – were more likely to report lower personal income for capita and low health insurance coverage. The majority of the states also tended to have younger and healthier residents; Utah, the lowest-spending state, reported the ninth lowest obesity rate in the nation in 2009.
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