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Table 10

Acceptance by family physicians* of new Medicaid fee for service patients by census division and practice location, October 2006.


    Total        
Census Division N Percent Accepting New Patients Not Accepting New Patients Not Reported
Total 1,422 100.0% 52.7% 39.5% 7.8%
  Urban 1,060 100.0% 46.9% 44.6% 8.5%
  Rural 352 100.0% 71.6% 22.8% 5.6%
             
New England 130 100.0% 66.9% 25.4% 7.7%
  Urban 92 100.0% 68.5% 25.0% 6.5%
  Rural 37 100.0% 62.2% 27.0% 10.8%
Middle Atlantic 166 100.0% 47.6% 41.0% 11.4%
  Urban 152 100.0% 48.0% 41.4% 10.5%
  Rural 13 100.0% 38.5% 38.5%  23.1%
East North Central 184 100.0% 58.2% 34.8% 7.1%
  Urban 136 100.0% 50.7% 40.4% 8.8%
  Rural 48 100.0% 79.2% 18.8% 2.1%
West North Central 177 100.0% 75.1% 17.5% 7.3%
  Urban 104 100.0% 68.3% 22.1% 9.6%
  Rural 71 100.0% 84.5%  11.3% 4.2%
South Atlantic 141 100.0% 41.1% 52.5% 6.4%
  Urban 125 100.0% 37.6% 56.0% 6.4%
  Rural 15 100.0% 66.7% 26.7%  6.7%
East South Central 155 100.0% 47.7% 46.5%  5.8%
  Urban 94 100.0% 44.7% 48.9%  6.4%
  Rural 59 100.0% 52.5% 42.4% 5.1%
West South Central 129 100.0% 41.1% 51.9% 7.0%
  Urban 97 100.0% 30.9% 60.8% 8.2%
  Rural 31 100.0% 71.0% 25.8%  3.2%
Mountain 183 100.0% 60.7% 33.9% 5.5%
  Urban 126 100.0% 57.1% 38.9% 4.0%
  Rural 56 100.0% 67.9%  23.2%  8.9%
Pacific 157 100.0% 49.7% 39.5% 10.8%
  Urban 134 100.0% 44.8% 43.3%  11.9%
  Rural 22 100.0% 77.3% 18.2%  4.5%

*Includes only active member respondents of the American Academy of Family Physicians.


Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, Practice Profile I Survey, October 2006.