RE: “The more important question for the state will be how many were eligible for the traditional Medicaid criteria and therefore be the responsibility of the state.”
122,000 - As of 13 March 2014.
From memory - the average total cost of one person on Medicaid is $5,500.
I’ll guess that amount will drop some because quite a few people will sign up for Medicaid now who are completely healthy, just to have insurance for emergencies.
So, I’ll estimate the “newbies” will cost Washington state about $2,000 a head, or about an extra $250 million per year.
Please see my Posts #13 and #14 for additional details.
Was that the cost of claims paid out or the capitation cost per subscriber?