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Average Salaries 1. Arkansas: $206,030 2. Wisconsin: $203,040 3. Wyoming: $194,680 1. Vermont: $133,020 2. New York: $137,000 3. Florida: $137,820 SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, 2011 4. Utah: $191,600 5. Georgia: $188,620 4. Alabama: $142,850 5. Maine: $143,990 On Health Care as Percentage of GSP Government Spending 1. Mississippi: 7.25% 2. South Carolina: 6.15% 3. New Mexico: 5.79% 1. Nevada: 1.87% 2. South Dakota: 2.17% 3. North Dakota: 2.26% 4. Alabama: 5.42% 5. Maine: 5.08% 4. Colorado: 2.30% 5. New Hampshire: 2.35% SOURCE: USGOVERNMENTSPENDING.COM STATE BUDGET AGGREGATE ESTIMATES, 2012 Malpractice Payments 1. Wisconsin: $1,257,938 2. Hawaii: $830,917 1. West Virginia: $108,509 2. North Dakota: $130,000 3. Alaska: $708,264 4. Illinois: $626,226 5. Delaware: $598,879 3. Kansas: $164,744 4. Michigan: $169,614 5. Texas: $170,632 SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 2010 Disciplinary Actions By State Medical Board Per 1,000 Physicians 1. Minnesota: 0.95 2. South Carolina: 1.23 3. Wisconsin: 1.64 1. Alaska: 6.54 2. Kentucky: 5.87 3. Ohio: 5.33 SOURCE: FEDERATION OF STATE MEDICAL BOARDS, 2009 4. Mississippi: 1.87 5. Connecticut: 1.97 4. Arizona: 5.12 5. Oklahoma: 5.02 Percentages of Physicians Retained in the States Where They Received Medical Education Retention 1. Hawaii: 85.8% 2. Arkansas: 80.6% 3. Texas: 80.2% 1. New Hampshire: 42.3% 2. Rhode Island: 47.5% 4. Nevada: 80% 5. California: 79.6% 3. Vermont: 48% 4. Connecticut: 50.6% 5. Maryland: 53.8% SOURCE: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES, 2011 Household Income 1. New Hampshire: $66,303 2. Connecticut: $65,958 3. New Jersey: $65,173 1. Mississippi: $36,850 2. Arkansas: $38,600 3. Tennessee: $40,026 SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, 2010 4. Maryland: $64,596 5. Alaska: $61,872 4. West Virginia: $40,824 5. Louisiana: $41,896 Average Technology Integration 1. Massachusetts 2. Maryland 3. Colorado 4. California 5. Utah 1. Arkansas 2. West Virginia 3. Mississippi 4. Kentucky 5. Nevada SOURCE: MILKEN INSTITUTE STATE TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE INDEX, 2010 in Physician-to-Resident Population Ratios Demand 1. Massachusetts 2. Maryland 3. New York 4. Rhode Island 5. Connecticut 1. Mississippi 2. Idaho 3. Arkansas 4. Wyoming 5. Utah SOURCE: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL COLLEGES, 2011 in Percentages of Adults Needing Medical Attention Within the Last Year but Unable to Pay Patients Unable to Pay 1. Texas: 19.3% 2. Mississippi: 18.7% 3. Oklahoma: 17.4% 4. West Virginia: 17.2% 5. North Carolina: 16.5% 1. Hawaii: 6.9% 2. Massachusetts: 7.3% 3. Iowa: 7.8% 4. Wisconsin: 8.5% 5. South Dakota 9% SOURCE: THE COMMONWEALTH FUND, 2009 MDNEWS.COM ■ MD NEWS Central New York | 19 HIGHEST HIGHEST LOWEST FEWEST MOST LOWEST HIGHEST LOWEST HIGHEST LOWEST HIGHEST LOWEST EXPENSIVE MOST EXPENSIVE LEAST HIGHEST LOWEST HIGHEST LOWEST