As published in the Federal Register

Federal percentages and Federal medical assistance percentages,
effective October 1, 1997 to September 30, 1998 (Fiscal Year 1998)
State Federal percentages Federal medical
assistance percentages
Alabama 65.00 69.32
Alaska 50.00 50.00
American Samoa 50.00 50.00*
Arizona 61.47 65.33
Arkansas 65.00 72.84
California 50.00 51.23
Colorado 50.00 51.97
Connecticut 50.00 50.00
Delaware 50.00 50.00
District of Columbia 70.00 79.00
Florida 50.72 55.65
Georgia 56.49 60.84
Guam 50.00 50.00*
Hawaii 50.00 50.00
Idaho 65.00 69.59
Illinois 50.00 50.00
Indiana 57.12 61.41
Iowa 59.73 63.75
Kansas 55.23 59.71
Kentucky 65.00 70.37
Louisiana 65.00 70.03
Maine 62.27 66.04
Maryland 50.00 50.00
Massachusetts 50.00 50.00
Michigan 50.00 53.58
Minnesota 50.00 52.14
Mississippi 65.00 77.09
Missouri 56.31 60.68
Montana 65.00 70.56
Nebraska 56.85 61.17
Nevada 50.00 50.00
New Hampshire 50.00 50.00
New Jersey 50.00 50.00
New Mexico 65.00 72.61
New York 50.00 50.00
North Carolina 58.99 63.09
North Dakota 65.00 70.43
Northern Mariana Islands 50.00 50.00*
Ohio 53.49 58.14
Oklahoma 65.00 70.51
Oregon 57.18 61.46
Pennsylvania 50.00 53.39
Puerto Rico 50.00 50.00*
Rhode Island 50.00 53.17
South Carolina 65.00 70.23
South Dakota 64.16 67.75
Tennessee 59.28 63.36
Texas 58.09 62.28
Utah 65.00 72.58
Vermont 57.98 62.18
Virgin Islands 50.00 50.00*
Virginia 50.00 51.49
Washington 50.00 52.15
West Virginia 65.00 73.67
Wisconsin 54.26 58.84
Wyoming 58.91 63.02

*For purposes of section 1118 of the Social Security Act, the percentage used under titles I, X, XIV, and XVI and Part A of title IV will be 75 per centum.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Health Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Room 442E Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, D. C. 20201, Telephone (202) 690-7861.

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