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Table 3 Efficiency scores a of State long-term care programs 1999-2007

From: Cost-efficiency in Medicaid long-term support services: the role of home and community based services

State

Cost efficiency

 

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

High efficiency states

       

WY

9.6

9.5

9.4

9.3

9.2

9.1

9.1

9.0

8.9

VT

9.9

9.8

9.7

9.6

9.5

9.5

9.4

  

SD

10.2

10.1

10.1

10.0

9.9

9.8

9.7

9.6

9.5

NV

10.6

10.5

10.4

10.4

10.3

10.2

10.1

10.0

9.9

MT

12.2

12.1

12.0

11.9

11.8

11.7

11.6

11.5

11.4

ID

12.4

12.2

12.1

12.0

11.9

11.8

11.7

11.6

11.5

UT

13.4

13.3

13.2

13.0

12.9

12.8

12.7

12.5

12.4

DE

13.9

13.7

13.6

13.5

13.3

13.2

13.1

12.9

12.8

HI

13.9

13.8

13.6

13.5

13.4

13.2

13.1

13.0

12.8

AK

14.6

14.5

14.3

14.2

14.0

13.9

13.8

13.6

13.5

ND

14.8

14.6

14.5

14.3

14.2

14.0

13.9

13.8

13.6

DC

14.9

14.7

14.5

14.4

14.3

14.1

14.0

13.8

13.7

Moderate efficiency states

NH

19.0

18.8

18.5

18.3

18.1

17.9

17.7

17.5

17.4

ME

20.1

19.9

19.6

19.4

19.2

19.0

18.8

18.6

18.4

AR

20.5

20.3

20.1

19.8

19.6

19.4

19.2

19.0

18.7

RI

20.7

20.4

20.2

20.0

19.8

19.5

19.3

19.1

18.9

NM

21.0

20.8

20.5

20.3

20.1

19.8

19.6

19.4

19.2

NE

22.0

21.7

21.4

21.2

20.9

20.7

20.5

20.2

20.0

WV

23.4

23.1

22.9

22.6

22.3

22.1

21.8

21.5

21.3

OK

24.1

23.8

23.5

23.2

22.9

22.6

22.4

22.1

21.8

MS

24.7

24.4

24.1

23.8

23.5

23.2

22.9

22.6

22.4

KS

24.8

24.5

24.2

23.9

23.7

23.4

23.1

22.8

22.5

SC

25.5

25.2

24.9

24.6

24.3

24.0

23.7

23.4

23.1

CO

25.9

25.6

25.3

25.0

24.7

24.4

24.1

23.8

23.5

Low efficiency states

       

IA

26.3

25.9

25.6

25.3

25.0

24.7

24.4

24.1

23.8

OR

26.3

26.0

25.7

25.4

25.1

24.8

24.5

24.2

23.9

KY

26.9

26.5

26.2

25.9

25.6

25.3

24.9

24.6

24.3

AL

31.9

31.5

31.1

30.7

30.3

29.9

29.5

29.1

28.7

MO

33.0

32.5

32.1

31.7

31.3

30.8

30.4

30.0

29.7

GA

34.8

34.3

33.9

33.4

33.0

32.5

32.1

31.7

31.3

VA

35.3

34.8

34.3

33.9

33.4

33.0

32.5

32.1

31.7

WA

38.7

38.1

37.6

37.1

36.6

36.1

35.6

35.1

34.6

LA

39.2

38.6

38.1

37.6

37.1

36.5

36.0

35.6

35.1

MD

39.4

38.9

38.3

37.8

37.3

36.8

36.3

35.8

35.3

IN

43.5

42.8

42.2

41.6

41.0

40.5

39.9

39.3

38.8

WI

45.0

44.4

43.7

43.1

42.5

41.9

41.3

40.7

40.1

Very low efficiency states

TN

45.4

44.7

44.1

43.5

42.8

42.2

41.6

41.0

40.4

MI

47.3

46.6

45.9

45.2

44.6

43.9

43.3

42.7

42.1

IL

48.6

47.8

47.1

46.4

45.8

45.1

44.4

43.8

43.2

NC

48.6

47.9

47.2

46.5

45.8

45.2

44.5

43.9

43.2

CT

49.3

48.6

47.9

47.2

46.5

45.8

45.1

44.5

43.8

MN

52.4

51.6

50.9

50.1

49.3

48.6

47.9

47.2

46.5

TX

53.6

52.8

52.0

51.2

50.5

49.7

49.0

48.2

47.5

FL

55.9

55.0

54.2

53.4

52.5

51.8

51.0

50.2

49.5

MA

59.3

58.4

57.5

56.6

55.7

54.9

54.0

53.2

52.4

NJ

68.9

67.8

66.7

65.6

64.6

63.5

62.5

61.6

60.6

OH

74.8

73.5

72.3

71.2

70.0

68.9

67.8

66.7

65.6

CA

79.8

78.4

77.1

75.9

74.6

73.4

72.2

71.0

69.9

PA

117.6

115.5

113.4

111.3

109.4

107.4

105.5

103.6

101.8

NY

198.2

194.2

190.3

186.5

182.8

179.2

175.7

172.2

168.9

All USA

36.8

36.3

35.8

35.2

34.7

34.2

33.7

33.2

32.8

  1. Note: a Higher scores correspond to lower efficiency.