Ups Total to $73.33 Mil for 48 State/Territory Medicaid Agencies
Complete List of CMS State HIT Awards
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) announced its seven latest federal matching fund awards on August 2, 2010 as part of the CMS Electronic Health Records Incentive Program with $5.75 million in this round divided between the Medicaid agencies for Indiana with $2,310,000 (the top award in this round and in the top ten of all rounds to date), Connecticut with $695,000, Delaware with $247,000, New Hampshire with $335,000, Rhode Island with $401,000, Washington, DC with $817,000, and West Virginia with $945,000.
Among the 48 State/Territory Medicaid agencies, New York and New Jersey remain the top two award winners with $5.91 million and $4.93 million respectively. The midpoint for award amounts moved down slightly to $1.37 million per agency from about $1.4 million. See complete chart below with states, amounts, and dates announced.
The press release for each state award continues to say “The Recovery Act provides a 90 percent federal match for state planning activities to administer the incentive payments to Medicaid providers, to ensure their proper payments through audits and to participate in statewide efforts to promote interoperability and meaningful use of EHR technology statewide and, eventually, across the nation.”
| State | Amount | Date |
| Alabama | $269,000 | 2/26/2010 |
| Alaska | $900,000 | 1/21/2010 |
| Arizona | $2,890,000 | 2/26/2010 |
| Arkansas | $815,000 | 2/26/2010 |
| California | $2,480,000 | 12/9/2009 |
| Colorado | $798,000 | 3/24/2010 |
| Connecticut | $695,000 | 8/2/2010 |
| Delaware | $247,000 | 8/2/2010 |
| Florida | $1,690,000 | 2/26/2010 |
| Georgia | $3,170,000 | 12/9/2009 |
| Idaho | $142,000 | 12/9/2009 |
| Illinois | $2,180,000 | 2/26/2010 |
| Indiana | $2,310,000 | 8/2/2010 |
| Iowa | $1,160,000 | 11/23/2009 |
| Kansas | $1,700,000 | 2/26/2010 |
| Kentucky | $2,600,000 | 1/21/2010 |
| Louisiana | $1,850,000 | 5/11/2010 |
| Maine | $1,400,000 | 2/26/2010 |
| Maryland | $1,370,000 | 5/11/2010 |
| Michigan | $1,520,000 | 2/26/2010 |
| Minnesota | $1,040,000 | 5/11/2010 |
| Mississippi | $1,470,000 | 3/24/2010 |
| Missouri | $1,530,000 | 4/26/2010 |
| Montana | $239,000 | 12/9/2009 |
| Nebraska | $894,000 | 2/26/2010 |
| Nevada | $1,050,000 | 3/24/2010 |
| New Hampshire | $335,000 | 8/2/2010 |
| New Jersey | $4,930,000 | 5/11/2010 |
| New Mexico | $405,000 | 4/26/2010 |
| New York | $5,910,000 | 12/9/2009 |
| North Carolina | $2,290,000 | 3/24/2010 |
| Oklahoma | $587,000 | 2/26/2010 |
| Oregon | $3,530,000 | 4/26/2010 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,420,000 | 1/4/2010 |
| Puerto Rico | $1,800,000 | 4/26/2010 |
| Rhode Island | $401,000 | 8/2/2010 |
| South Carolina | $1,480,000 | 1/21/2010 |
| Tennessee | $2,700,000 | 1/4/2010 |
| Texas | $3,860,000 | 12/9/2009 |
| US Virgin Islands | $232,000 | 12/9/2009 |
| Utah | $396,000 | 3/24/2010 |
| Vermont | $294,000 | 2/26/2010 |
| Virginia | $1,660,000 | 2/26/2010 |
| Washington | $967,000 | 4/26/2010 |
| Washington, DC | $817,000 | 8/2/2010 |
| West Virginia | $945,000 | 8/2/2010 |
| Wisconsin | $1,370,000 | 1/21/2010 |
| Wyoming | $596,000 | 3/24/2010 |
| TOTAL | $73,334,000 |
For additional background information on CMS Awards, see these previous posts on e-Healthcare Marketing.
–May 12, 2010: “CMS Awards Add’l $9.1 Mil for Medicaid Health IT to New Jersey, Louisiana, Maryland, and Minnesota”
–March 29, 2010: “CMS Awards Total of $50 Million to 32 State Medicaid EHR Programs”
–April 26, 2010: “CMS Awards Add’l $8.2 mil for Medicaid Health IT to Oregon, Puerto Rico, New Mexico, Washington, and Missouri”
