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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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