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Alabama vs Georgia Medicare Spending

Side-by-side comparison of Medicare provider payments between Alabama and Georgia

Alabama
Georgia
Total Medicare Payments
$14.5B
$23.9B
↓ 39.3% difference
Total Providers
149.7K
293.0K
↓ 48.9% difference
Avg Payment per Provider
$96.7K
$81.5K
↑ 18.7% difference
Markup Ratio
3.71x
4.12x
↓ 9.9% difference
Total Services
518.1M
733.2M
↓ 29.3% difference
Avg Payment per Service
$74.84
$59.78
↑ 25.2% difference

Key Insights

  • •Georgia has $9.4B more in total Medicare payments than Alabama.
  • •Providers in Alabama average $15.2K more per provider than Georgia.
  • •Georgia has a higher markup ratio (4.12x vs 3.71x), meaning providers charge more relative to what Medicare pays.

Flagged Providers in Alabama

Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings
Clinical Laboratory
$60.5M
Risk: 86
Rocky Mountain Holdings, Llc
Ambulance Service Provider
$81.4M
Risk: 85
J's Pharmacy Llc
Pharmacy
$28.8M
Risk: 75
John Waples
Hematology-Oncology
$9.6M
Risk: 70
Benjamin Jones
Medical Oncology
$2.4M
Risk: 70

Flagged Providers in Georgia

Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc
Clinical Laboratory
$53.3M
Risk: 86
Central Emergency Medical Services Llc
Ambulance Service Provider
$6.6M
Risk: 72
Amerimed Emergency Medical Services, Llc
Ambulance Service Provider
$5.4M
Risk: 68
F. Conner
Internal Medicine
$474.4K
Risk: 68
Cheau Williams
Obstetrics & Gynecology
$392.3K
Risk: 67

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Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • CMS National Health Expenditure Data

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.

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