Medicare payments data by state

The government release of information about Medicare payments to health professionals, a total of $72 billion in the single year of 2013, means unprecedented access to details of how public funds are spent. For 35 years - until 2014 - the data have been off limits to the public. The release has already generated stories by health journalists, with possibilities for more stories in the weeks and months ahead. To help with these stories, AHCJ has broken down the data by state in spreadsheet format for members to download.