| States with caps in 2000 | Year cap law was passed | Doctors per 100,000 county residents in 1970 | Doctors per 100,000 county residents in 2000 | Percent increase in supply of doctors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 1986 | 66 | 130 | 97.0% |
| California | 1975 | 127 | 187 | 47.2% |
| Colorado | 1990 | 74 | 140 | 89.2% |
| Hawaii | 1986 | 108 | 239 | 121.3% |
| Idaho | 1990 | 70 | 95 | 35.7% |
| Indianab | 1975 | 61 | 108 | 77.1% |
| Kansas | 1988 | 66 | 97 | 47.0% |
| Louisianab | 1975 | 55 | 112 | 103.6% |
| Maryland | 1986 | 98 | 239 | 143.9% |
| Massachusetts | 1986 | 163 | 331 | 103.1% |
| Michigan | 1986 | 71 | 125 | 76.1% |
| Missouri | 1986 | 51 | 82 | 60.8% |
| Montana | 1995 | 69 | 131 | 89.9% |
| New Mexicob | 1976 | 65 | 119 | 83.1% |
| North Dakota | 1995 | 60 | 125 | 108.3% |
| South Dakota | 1986 | 57 | 110 | 93.0% |
| Utah | 1986 | 62 | 109 | 75.8% |
| Virginiab | 1976 | 66 | 215 | 225.8% |
| West Virginia | 1986 | 68 | 124 | 82.4% |
| Wisconsin | 1985 | 67 | 137 | 104.5% |
| Average supply of doctors in all States with caps in 2000 | 69 | 135 | 95.7% | |
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aStates that overturned their caps are not listed here (see Table 1B for over-turned caps). Sources: National Conference of State Legislatures,10,33 American Tort Reform Association,34 McCullough, Campbell and Lane,35 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,22 and the 2002 Area Resource File of the Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. | ||||