The following table shows the percentage of pediatricians in the various states who are willing to accept all Medicaid patients.
Alabama 50.7
Alaska 77.8
Arizona 44.1
Arkansas 82.8
California 33.1
Colorado 41.9
Connecticut 56.0
Delaware 51.9
District of Columbia 60.0
Florida 56.5
Georgia 67.7
Hawaii 49.2
Idaho 65.7
Illinois 47.4
Indiana 36.4
Iowa 82.8
Kansas 42.6
Kentucky 39.5
Louisiana 47.1
Maine 76.5
Maryland 65.0
Massachusetts 91.4
Michigan 39.4
Minnesota 84.4
Mississippi 70.3
Missouri 41.4
Montana 71.9
Nebraska 70.0
Nevada 56.6
New Hampshire 73.2
New Jersey 36.7
New Mexico 70.6
New York 64.1
North Carolina 58.9
North Dakota 95.7
Ohio 61.9
Oklahoma 32.3
Oregon 52.6
Pennsylvania 57.6
Rhode Island 60.0
South Carolina 43.0
South Dakota 95.0
Tennessee 19.6
Texas 38.0
Utah 69.1
Vermont 90.3
Virginia 55.6
Washington 54.7
West Virginia 69.6
Wisconsin 76.4
Wyoming 95.5
U.S. average 54.6
The report "Factors That Influence the Willingness of Private Primary Care Pediatricians to
Accept More Medicaid Patients," by Dr. Steve Berman and colleagues, was published in the
August 2002 issue of the journal Pediatrics. Reprints are available from sberman@aap.org .