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Oregon vs Washington Medicare Spending

Side-by-side comparison of Medicare provider payments between Oregon and Washington

Oregon
Washington
Total Medicare Payments
$6.7B
$14.3B
↓ 53.1% difference
Total Providers
129.7K
243.2K
↓ 46.7% difference
Avg Payment per Provider
$51.7K
$58.8K
↓ 12.1% difference
Markup Ratio
3.95x
3.53x
↑ 12.1% difference
Total Services
192.4M
380.6M
↓ 49.4% difference
Avg Payment per Service
$53.82
$69.57
↓ 22.6% difference

Key Insights

  • •Washington has $7.6B more in total Medicare payments than Oregon.
  • •Providers in Washington average $7.1K more per provider than Oregon.
  • •Oregon has a higher markup ratio (3.95x vs 3.53x), meaning providers charge more relative to what Medicare pays.

Flagged Providers in Oregon

Life Flight Network Llc
Ambulance Service Provider
$34.1M
Risk: 77

Flagged Providers in Washington

Laboratory Corporation Of America
Clinical Laboratory
$25.0M
Risk: 80
Incyte Pathology, P.S.
Clinical Laboratory
$3.2M
Risk: 78
Cost Less Senior Services Inc
Pharmacy
$663.6K
Risk: 78
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc
Clinical Laboratory
$10.6M
Risk: 77

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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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