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Low-Income Report by State

Estimated Costs for Low-Income Senior Pre- and Post-Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage in 2006

State

Amount Average Low-Income Senior Now Spends Out-of-Pocket for Rx Drugs

Amount Average Low-Income Senior Will Spend

Out-of-Pocket for Rx Drugs

Under New Rx Benefit

Average Out-of-Pocket Savings

Alabama

$1,845

$200

$1,645

Alaska

$1,367

$148

$1,219

Arizona

$1,512

$164

$1,348

Arkansas

$1,661

$180

$1,481

California

$1,486

$161

$1,325

Colorado

$1,480

$161

$1,319

Connecticut

$1,506

$163

$1,343

Delaware

$1,841

$200

$1,641

District of Columbia

$1,695

$184

$1,511

Florida

$1,825

$198

$1,627

Georgia

$1,862

$202

$1,660

Hawaii

$1,330

$144

$1,186

Idaho

$1,439

$156

$1,283

Illinois

$1,580

$171

$1,409

Indiana

$1,664

$181

$1,483

Iowa

$1,517

$165

$1,352

Kansas

$1,549

$168

$1,381

Kentucky

$1,772

$192

$1,580

Louisiana

$1,738

$189

$1,549

Maine

$1,566

$170

$1,396

Maryland

$1,781

$193

$1,588

Massachusetts

$1,599

$173

$1,426

Michigan

$1,791

$194

$1,597

Minnesota

$1,435

$156

$1,279

Mississippi

$1,664

$181

$1,483

Missouri

$1,628

$177

$1,451

Montana

$1,422

$154

$1,268

Nebraska

$1,466

$159

$1,307

Nevada

$1,479

$160

$1,319

New Hampshire

$1,495

$162

$1,333

New Jersey

$1,669

$181

$1,488

New Mexico

$1,478

$160

$1,318

New York

$1,684

$183

$1,501

North Carolina

$1,843

$200

$1,643

North Dakota

$1,445

$157

$1,288

Ohio

$1,714

$186

$1,528

Oklahoma

$1,611

$175

$1,436

Oregon

$1,438

$156

$1,282

Pennsylvania

$1,636

$177

$1,459

Rhode Island

$1,630

$177

$1,453

South Carolina

$1,903

$206

$1,697

South Dakota

$1,349

$146

$1,203

Tennessee

$1,784

$194

$1,590

Texas

$1,636

$178

$1,458

Utah

$1,497

$162

$1,335

Vermont

$1,528

$166

$1,362

Virginia

$1,818

$197

$1,621

Washington

$1,485

$161

$1,324

West Virginia

$1,951

$212

$1,739

Wisconsin

$1,553

$168

$1,385

Wyoming

$1,369

$149

$1,220

Source: Prepared by analysts at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

 

 

 

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