Every state
Every state, highest to lowest
Every published figure, highest to lowest
Highest: Connecticut, $15,992 a month. Lowest: Louisiana, $7,200 a month. These are the published figures used in the ranking below.
A higher figure means a shorter penalty, because the gift is divided by a bigger number. The last column is how many months Medicaid would not pay on a $100,000 gift. A state with regional figures is placed by the region with the lowest figure, which produces the longest penalty. Day figures are compared on a monthly basis at 30.42 days.
| # | State | Current figure | Months unpaid on $100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | $15,992 a month | 6.3 |
| 2 | Oregon | $14,585 a month | 6.9 |
| 3 | California | $14,440 a month | 6.9 |
| 4 | Washington | $462.00 a day | 7.1 |
| 5 | New York 7 regions | $13,765–$15,675 a month | 7.3 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $450.00 a day | 7.3 |
| 7 | Maine | $13,339 a month | 7.5 |
| 8 | North Dakota | $437.90 a day | 7.5 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | $423.82 a day | 7.8 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | $421.20 a day | 7.8 |
| 11 | New Jersey | $420.67 a day | 7.8 |
| 12 | Maryland | $12,501 a month | 8.0 |
| 13 | Delaware | $405.83 a day | 8.1 |
| 14 | Michigan | $12,216 a month | 8.2 |
| 15 | Rhode Island | $12,106 a month | 8.3 |
| 16 | North Carolina | $11,904 a month | 8.4 |
| 17 | West Virginia | $11,903 a month | 8.4 |
| 18 | Minnesota | $11,869 a month | 8.4 |
| 19 | Georgia | $11,122 a month | 9.0 |
| 20 | Colorado | $10,814 a month | 9.2 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $352.06 a day | 9.3 |
| 22 | Florida | $10,438 a month | 9.6 |
| 23 | Wyoming | $10,114 a month | 9.9 |
| 24 | Nevada | $9,949 a month | 10.1 |
| 25 | Kentucky | $325.41 a day | 10.1 |
| 26 | Iowa | $323.65 a day | 10.2 |
| 27 | Montana | $322.72 a day | 10.2 |
| 28 | South Carolina | $9,759 a month | 10.2 |
| 29 | Mississippi | $9,430 a month | 10.6 |
| 30 | Kansas | $308.25 a day | 10.7 |
| 31 | Arkansas | $9,110 a month | 11.0 |
| 32 | Tennessee | $295.87 a day | 11.1 |
| 33 | New Mexico | $8,947 a month | 11.2 |
| 34 | Arizona 4 regions | $8,132–$8,667 a month | 12.3 |
| 35 | Indiana | $8,027 a month | 12.5 |
| 36 | Texas | $262.37 a day | 12.5 |
| 37 | Missouri | $7,909 a month | 12.6 |
| 38 | Ohio | $7,787 a month | 12.8 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | $251.07 a day | 13.1 |
| 40 | Utah | $7,344 a month | 13.6 |
| 41 | Virginia 2 regions | $7,324–$9,703 a month | 13.7 |
| 42 | Louisiana | $7,200 a month | 13.9 |
42 jurisdictions publish a figure. Alaska, Illinois and Nebraska set no single statewide figure by design. 6 more are required by their own rule to set one and do not publish it — named here.
The figure each state divides a gift by, ranked, and how it has moved. Tap a state for its full history, the document it came from, and a calculator.
42Published figure
3No statewide figure
6Still being researched
0Not yet in the ledger
- ALfigure not found yetAlabamaNot located yetwe are still asking
- AKno statewide figureAlaskaNo one figureeach home sets its own
- AZdiffers by regionArizona$8,132–$8,667a month, by region
- ARone figure statewideArkansas$9,110a month
- CAone figure statewideCalifornia$14,440a month
- COone figure statewideColorado$10,814a month
- CTone figure statewideConnecticut$15,992a month
- DEone figure statewideDelaware$405.83for each day
- DCfigure not found yetDistrict of ColumbiaNot located yetwe are still asking
- FLone figure statewideFlorida$10,438a month
- GAone figure statewideGeorgia$11,122a month
- HIfigure not found yetHawaiiNot located yetwe are still asking
- IDfigure not found yetIdahoNot located yetwe are still asking
- ILno statewide figureIllinoisNo one figureeach home sets its own
- INone figure statewideIndiana$8,027a month
- IAone figure statewideIowa$323.65for each day
- KSone figure statewideKansas$308.25for each day
- KYone figure statewideKentucky$325.41for each day
- LAone figure statewideLouisiana$7,200a month
- MEone figure statewideMaine$13,339a month
- MDone figure statewideMaryland$12,501a month
- MAone figure statewideMassachusetts$450.00for each day
- MIone figure statewideMichigan$12,216a month
- MNone figure statewideMinnesota$11,869a month
- MSone figure statewideMississippi$9,430a month
- MOone figure statewideMissouri$7,909a month
- MTone figure statewideMontana$322.72for each day
- NEno statewide figureNebraskaNo one figureeach home sets its own
- NVone figure statewideNevada$9,949a month
- NHone figure statewideNew Hampshire$423.82for each day
- NJone figure statewideNew Jersey$420.67for each day
- NMone figure statewideNew Mexico$8,947a month
- NYdiffers by regionNew York$13,765–$15,675a month, by region
- NCone figure statewideNorth Carolina$11,904a month
- NDone figure statewideNorth Dakota$437.90for each day
- OHone figure statewideOhio$7,787a month
- OKone figure statewideOklahoma$251.07for each day
- ORone figure statewideOregon$14,585a month
- PAone figure statewidePennsylvania$421.20for each day
- RIone figure statewideRhode Island$12,106a month
- SCone figure statewideSouth Carolina$9,759a month
- SDfigure not found yetSouth DakotaNot located yetwe are still asking
- TNone figure statewideTennessee$295.87for each day
- TXone figure statewideTexas$262.37for each day
- UTone figure statewideUtah$7,344a month
- VTfigure not found yetVermontNot located yetwe are still asking
- VAdiffers by regionVirginia$7,324–$9,703a month, by region
- WAone figure statewideWashington$462.00for each day
- WVone figure statewideWest Virginia$11,903a month
- WIone figure statewideWisconsin$352.06for each day
- WYone figure statewideWyoming$10,114a month