10 states with the lowest & highest Medicare acceptance rates

North Dakota has the highest physician Medicare-acceptance rate, while Hawaii has the lowest, according to WalletHub

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WalletHub compared the 50 states and Washington, D.C., across 40 measures of cost, access and outcomes, including Medicare acceptance rate.

Here’s how they ranked:

Highest rate
1. North Dakota
2. New Hampshire
3. Minnesota
4. Nebraska
5. South Dakota

Lowest rate
47. New York
48. California
49. Oregon
50. Washington, D.C.
51. Hawaii

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