Complete Health Indicator Report of Medicaid Inflation
Definition
Annual per member Medicaid expenditures for selected service categories.Numerator
Medicaid expenditures for selected service categories.Denominator
Medicaid members.Why Is This Important?
The Medicaid inflation rate is an indicator of overall health care inflation.Related Indicators
Related Health Care System Factors Indicators:
- Managed Care (CAHPS) Survey: Patient Rating of Experience with Getting Needed Care
- Managed Care (CAHPS) Survey: Experience with Customer Service
- Managed Care (CAHPS) Survey: Patient Ratings of Health Plan Experience
- Managed Care (CAHPS) Survey: Patient Rating of Health Care Experience
- Utah Population Characteristics: Poverty, Children Age 17 and Under
- Cost as a Barrier to Health Care
- Utah Population Characteristics: Household Income
- Health Insurance Coverage
- Uninsured Children
- Medical Assistance Expenditures
- Utah Population Characteristics: Per Capita Income
- Utah Population Characteristics: Poverty, All Persons
Graphical Data Views
Average Monthly Per Member Medicaid Expenditures for Hospital Care, Utah, FY 2010-2020
| Fiscal Year | Nominal Dollars | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 11 | ||||||
| 2010 | $131 | |||||
| 2011 | $156 | |||||
| 2012 | $168 | |||||
| 2013 | $154 | |||||
| 2014 | $81 | |||||
| 2015 | $79 | |||||
| 2016 | $64 | |||||
| 2017 | $69 | |||||
| 2018 | $71 | |||||
| 2019 | $81 | |||||
| 2020 | $103 | |||||
Data Notes
Costs are unadjusted and are shown in nominal dollars. Per member hospital care costs were computed using the total annual inpatient and outpatient hospital expenditures divided by the count of Medicaid member months.Data Source
Division of Medicaid and Health Finance, Utah Department of HealthAverage Monthly Per Member Medicaid Expenditures for Managed Care Costs, Utah, FY 2010-2020
| Fiscal Year | Nominal Dollars | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 11 | ||||||
| 2010 | $85 | |||||
| 2011 | $65 | |||||
| 2012 | $72 | |||||
| 2013 | $157 | |||||
| 2014 | $227 | |||||
| 2015 | $226 | |||||
| 2016 | $262 | |||||
| 2017 | $242 | |||||
| 2018 | $306 | |||||
| 2019 | $290 | |||||
| 2020 | $303 | |||||
Data Notes
Costs are unadjusted and are shown in nominal dollars. Per member managed care costs were computed using the total annual managed care expenditures divided by the count of Medicaid member months.Data Source
Division of Medicaid and Health Finance, Utah Department of HealthAverage Monthly Per Member Medicaid Expenditures for Pharmacy, Utah, FY 2010-2020
| Fiscal Year | Nominal Dollars | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 11 | ||||||
| 2010 | $36 | |||||
| 2011 | $32 | |||||
| 2012 | $30 | |||||
| 2013 | $17 | |||||
| 2014 | $13 | |||||
| 2015 | $22 | |||||
| 2016 | $11 | |||||
| 2017 | $15 | |||||
| 2018 | $17 | |||||
| 2019 | $20 | |||||
| 2020 | $23 | |||||
Data Notes
Costs are unadjusted and are shown in nominal dollars. Per member pharmacy costs were computed using the total annual pharmacy expenditures net pharmacy rebates divided by the count of Medicaid member months.Data Source
Division of Medicaid and Health Finance, Utah Department of HealthAnnual Per Member Medicaid Expenditures for Long-term Care, Utah, FY 2010-2020
| Fiscal Year | Nominal Dollars | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 11 | ||||||
| 2010 | $133 | |||||
| 2011 | $132 | |||||
| 2012 | $143 | |||||
| 2013 | $119 | |||||
| 2014 | $134 | |||||
| 2015 | $134 | |||||
| 2016 | $141 | |||||
| 2017 | $169 | |||||
| 2018 | $192 | |||||
| 2019 | $211 | |||||
| 2020 | $221 | |||||
Data Notes
Costs are unadjusted and are shown in nominal dollars. Per member long-term care costs were computed using the total annual expenditures for nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, and HCBS (home and community-based services) divided by the count of Medicaid member months.Data Source
Division of Medicaid and Health Finance, Utah Department of HealthAverage Monthly Per Member Medicaid Expenditures for Physician Services, Utah, FY 2010-2020
| Fiscal Year | Nominal Dollars | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 11 | ||||||
| 2010 | $45 | |||||
| 2011 | $37 | |||||
| 2012 | $31 | |||||
| 2013 | $34 | |||||
| 2014 | $21 | |||||
| 2015 | $23 | |||||
| 2016 | $16 | |||||
| 2017 | $19 | |||||
| 2018 | $19 | |||||
| 2019 | $23 | |||||
| 2020 | $28 | |||||
Data Notes
Costs are unadjusted and are shown in nominal dollars. Per recipient physician services costs were computed using the total annual physician services expenditures divided by the count of Medicaid member months.Data Source
Division of Medicaid and Health Finance, Utah Department of HealthAverage Monthly Per Member Medicaid Expenditures for Other Services, Utah, FY 2010-2020
| Fiscal Year | Nominal Dollars | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 11 | ||||||
| 2010 | $138 | |||||
| 2011 | $130 | |||||
| 2012 | $113 | |||||
| 2013 | $105 | |||||
| 2014 | $107 | |||||
| 2015 | $135 | |||||
| 2016 | $106 | |||||
| 2017 | $109 | |||||
| 2018 | $135 | |||||
| 2019 | $139 | |||||
| 2020 | $160 | |||||
Data Notes
Costs are unadjusted and are shown in nominal dollars. Per member other services costs were computed using the total annual other services expenditures divided by the count of Medicaid member months.Data Source
Division of Medicaid and Health Finance, Utah Department of HealthMore Resources and Links
Additional indicator data by state and county may be found on these websites:- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) WONDER database, a system for disseminating public health data and information.
- United States Census Bureau data dashboard.
- Utah Healthy Places Index, evidence-based and peer-reviewed tool, supports efforts to prioritize equitable community investments, develop critical programs and policies across the state, and much more.
- County Health Rankings
- Kaiser Family Foundation's State Health Facts
Medical literature can be queried at PubMed library.
Page Content Updated On 12/14/2020,
Published on 01/08/2021