The data is from states’ fiscal year 2023 and excludes administrative costs, but includes spending from state funds, federal funds and other revenue sources such as provider taxes, fees, assessments, donations, and local funds. Medicare Part D clawback payments are also included.
Medicaid spending as a share of state budgets:
- Texas: 42%
- Missouri: 41%
- Pennsylvania: 40%
- Ohio: 39%
- Louisiana: 38%
- New York: 38%
- Colorado: 36%
- New Mexico: 34%
- Oklahoma: 34%
- Idaho: 33%
- Indiana: 33%
- Kentucky: 33%
- Minnesota: 33%
- California: 32%
- Maine: 32%
- Nevada: 32%
- Florida: 31%
- New Hampshire: 31%
- North Carolina: 31%
- Tennessee: 31%
- United States: 30%
- Massachusetts: 30%
- Arkansas: 29%
- Michigan: 29%
- Virginia: 28%
- Oregon: 27%
- Iowa: 26%
- Rhode Island: 26%
- Vermont: 26%
- Washington: 26%
- Mississippi: 25%
- New Jersey: 25%
- Connecticut: 24%
- Arizona: 23%
- Georgia: 23%
- Kansas: 23%
- Montana: 23%
- Nebraska: 23%
- West Virginia: 23%
- Alabama: 22%
- South Carolina: 22%
- Wisconsin: 22%
- Delaware: 21%
- Maryland: 21%
- Utah: 20%
- North Dakota: 19%
- South Dakota: 19%
- Alaska: 17%
- Hawaii: 17%
- Illinois: 17%
- Wyoming: 13%
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