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Increase in state government spending to replace Medicaid cuts under BCRA (Senate bill)
| State | Medicaid cut as percent of state government spending | Amount needed per capita to make up for cut (2014) | Equivalent state and local income tax increase | Equivalent proportionate state-local sales tax increase | Current state-local sales tax rate | State and local sales tax rate needed to absorb Medicaid cut | State per capita income rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 13.3% | $399 | 59% | 45% | 9.0% | 13.0% | 46 |
| Alaska | 13.2% | $1,000 | NA | 338% | 1.8% | 7.7% | 7 |
| Arizona | 32.9% | $1,099 | 195% | 83% | 8.2% | 15.1% | 43 |
| Arkansas | 31.2% | $1,172 | 123% | 83% | 9.3% | 17.0% | 42 |
| California | 19.1% | $1,038 | 50% | 83% | 8.3% | 15.1% | 11 |
| Colorado | 20.7% | $905 | 76% | 80% | 7.5% | 13.5% | 15 |
| Connecticut | 16.9% | $1,223 | 58% | 110% | 6.4% | 13.4% | 2 |
| Delaware | 30.7% | $1,352 | 112% | NA | NA | NA | 22 |
| Florida | 9.7% | $322 | NA | 27% | 6.8% | 8.7% | 29 |
| Georgia | 13.2% | $445 | 48% | 51% | 7.0% | 10.5% | 41 |
| Hawaii | 24.4% | $1,393 | 80% | 65% | 4.4% | 7.2% | 21 |
| Idaho | 16.9% | $546 | 63% | 64% | 6.0% | 9.9% | 49 |
| Illinois | 14.7% | $807 | 62% | 103% | 8.6% | 17.6% | 17 |
| Indiana | 18.5% | $695 | 84% | 65% | 7.0% | 11.6% | 39 |
| Iowa | 12.9% | $571 | 47% | 60% | 6.8% | 10.9% | 27 |
| Kansas | 6.7% | $292 | 35% | 22% | 8.6% | 10.5% | 24 |
| Kentucky | 43.9% | $1,582 | 157% | 223% | 6.0% | 19.4% | 45 |
| Louisiana | 24.1% | $938 | 111% | 63% | 10.0% | 16.3% | 31 |
| Maine | 8.6% | $415 | 30% | 46% | 5.5% | 8.0% | 36 |
| Maryland | 14.7% | $824 | 63% | 117% | 6.0% | 13.0% | 6 |
| Massachusetts | 14.1% | $846 | 39% | 104% | 6.3% | 12.7% | 3 |
| Michigan | 26.9% | $1,015 | 110% | 116% | 6.0% | 12.9% | 34 |
| Minnesota | 14.2% | $801 | 39% | 77% | 7.3% | 12.9% | 14 |
| Mississippi | 16.2% | $569 | 75% | 52% | 7.1% | 10.7% | 51 |
| Missouri | 9.2% | $320 | 34% | 35% | 7.9% | 10.6% | 33 |
| Montana | 39.6% | $ 1,520 | 117% | NA | NA | NA | 38 |
| Nebraska | 5.8% | $281 | 20% | 25% | 6.9% | 8.6% | 19 |
| Nevada | 35.5% | $1,375 | NA | 93% | 8.0% | 15.4% | 35 |
| New Hampshire | 18.8% | $815 | 1033% | NA | NA | NA | 9 |
| New Jersey | 23.0% | $1,486 | 108% | 149% | 6.8% | 17.1% | 4 |
| New Mexico | 44.6% | $ 1,768 | 211% | 121% | 7.6% | 16.7% | 47 |
| New York | 16.1% | $1,358 | 51% | 98% | 8.5% | 16.8% | 5 |
| North Carolina | 12.1% | $438 | 40% | 53% | 6.9% | 10.6% | 40 |
| North Dakota | 14.2% | $1,386 | 98% | 68% | 6.8% | 11.4% | 10 |
| Ohio | 21.4% | $902 | 110% | 86% | 7.1% | 13.3% | 30 |
| Oklahoma | 7.1% | $252 | 30% | 21% | 8.9% | 10.7% | 28 |
| Oregon | 39.8% | $1,634 | 90% | NA | NA | NA | 32 |
| Pennsylvania | 13.0% | $611 | 66% | 77% | 6.3% | 11.2% | 18 |
| Rhode Island | 15.2% | $784 | 66% | 90% | 7.0% | 13.3% | 16 |
| South Carolina | 16.5% | $532 | 63% | 69% | 7.2% | 12.2% | 48 |
| South Dakota | 6.4% | $237 | NA | 16% | 6.4% | 7.4% | 26 |
| Tennessee | 12.9% | $400 | 792% | 32% | 9.5% | 12.4% | 37 |
| Texas | 6.8% | $276 | NA | 19% | 8.2% | 9.7% | 23 |
| Utah | 15.2% | $532 | 51% | 62% | 6.8% | 11.0% | 44 |
| Vermont | 22.2% | $1,229 | 89% | 211% | 6.2% | 19.2% | 20 |
| Virginia | 5.1% | $216 | 17% | 37% | 5.6% | 7.7% | 12 |
| Washington | 32.9% | $1,500 | NA | 72% | 8.9% | 15.4% | 13 |
| Washington D.C. | 19.7% | $1,907 | 58% | 111% | 5.8% | 12.1% | 1 |
| West Virginia | 34.9% | $1,381 | 111% | 209% | 6.3% | 19.4% | 50 |
| Wisconsin | 8.1% | $372 | 31% | 43% | 5.4% | 7.7% | 25 |
| Wyoming | 5.4% | $320 | NA | 20% | 5.4% | 6.5% | 8 |
Source: Medicaid cuts: Manatt Health; State Tax Data: Tax Foundation
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