10 states where commercial insurers pay hospitals the highest rates

Hospitals in Georgia and Florida charge employers and commercial insurers rates 345% higher than Medicare, according to a Rand Corp. report published May 13. 

Nationwide, hospitals charged commercial insurance rates 254% higher, on average, than what Medicare paid for the same services in 2022. These rates varied widely by state, running from 344.73% in Georgia to 164.28% in Arkansas. 

Here are the 10 states with the largest disparities between commercial and Medicare rates: 

1. Georgia: 344.73% 
2. Florida: 344.65% 
3. West Virginia: 330:30% 
4. South Carolina: 320.16% 
5. Wisconsin: 317.98% 
6. California: 307.32% 
7. New York: 301.15% 
8. Indiana: 296.56% 
9. Colorado: 289.33% 
10. Indiana: 288.08% 

See the full report here.