News Report | December 6, 2015
Medicaid Expenditures For Children Average $222 PMPM
In 2012, average Medicaid per member per month (PMPM) spending for children in 10 states was $222. About 80% of children were in the lowest cost group in Medicaid, with an average PMPM of $68. Children in the highest-cost group, approximately 1% of the population, had PMPM expenditures of $6,738.
The distribution of spending between children in the low-cost cohort and the high-cost cohort varied widely. Among the lowest cost group, less than 1% of PMPM was for inpatient care, 7% was for mental health care, 15% was for emergency department visits, and 23% was for . . .