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Demographics and the Economy

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Homeless Population Estimates by State, January 2010

2/6/12
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State Economic Distress: Foreclosures/Unemployment/Food Stamps

2/6/12
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Monthly Number of Persons Participating in the Food Stamp Program

2/6/12
Updated

Number of Adult Prisoners under State Jurisdiction, 2010

Data by gender also available.

2/3/12
Updated

Total Number of Workers Represented by Unions, 2011

1/30/12
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State Sales Tax Rates for Soft Drinks and Chips/Pretzels, 2011

1/26/12
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Unemployment Rate (Seasonally Adjusted), 2010-2011

1/25/12
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State Cigarette Excise Tax Rates, 2012

1/20/12
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States with Projected Budget Shortfalls, SFY2013

1/9/12
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Food Stamp Program Total Benefits, FY2011

Data also available on Average Monthly Food Stamp Benefits per Person.

1/5/12
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Workers by Occupational Category, states (2009-2010), U.S. (2010)

1/3/12
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Distribution of Total Population by FPL, states (2009-2010), US (2010)

Data are also available for distribution by age, citizenship status, family structure, gender, and race/ethnicity.

1/3/12
Updated

Total Number of Residents, states (2009-2010), U.S. (2010)

Data are also available for distribution by age, citizenship status, family structure, gender, and race/ethnicity.

1/3/12
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Median Annual Household Income, 2008-2010

 

12/13/11
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What a Family of Four Would Need to Earn in Selected Urban Areas to Have Purchasing Power Equal to 400% of the U.S. Federal Poverty Level ($89,400), 2011

 

11/11/11
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Total Gross State Product (GSP) (millions of current dollars), 2010

 

6/20/11
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Veteran Medical Care Expenditures, FY2010

6/6/11
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State Tax Collections, by Type

Tax collections per capita are also available.

5/5/11
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Children in Immigrant Families, 2009

4/15/11
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Total IRS Gross Collections (in thousands), FY2010

4/14/11
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Percent Change in Quarterly Tax Revenue by Major Tax, 2009-2010

4/1/11

Health Costs & Budgets

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Distribution of Health Care Expenditures by Service by State of Residence (in millions), 2009

Data on health spending per capita also available.

12/7/11
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Actual Tobacco Settlement Payments Received by the States (in millions), 2011

10/25/11
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State Mental Health Agency (SMHA), Mental Health Services Expenditures, FY2009

Data are also available for SMHA per capita expenditures.

9/12/11
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Total Number of Retail Prescription Drugs Filled at Pharmacies, 2010

Data also available on total sales for retail prescription drugs and the number of retail prescription drugs per capita, by gender, and by age.

8/30/11
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Employer Based Health Premiums, 2010

Data also available on family coverage and employee-plus-one coverage.

7/14/11
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Hospital Expenses per Inpatient Day, 2009

Data also available by hospital ownership type.

5/11/11
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All-Hazards Preparedness Funding by Source (in millions)

1/5/11
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Correctional Populations Health Care Expenditures (in millions), 2003

6/24/09

Health Coverage & Uninsured

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Percentage Point Change Among Nonelderly 0-64 by Coverage Type, 2008-2010

Data are also available for adults and children.

1/4/12
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Distribution of the Nonelderly Uninsured by Age, states (2009-2010), U.S. (2010)

Data are also available for the nonelderly with employer coverage and the nonelderly with Medicaid by age, employment status, FPL, gender, and race/ethnicity.

1/3/12
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Health Insurance Coverage of Children, states (2009-2010), US (2010)

Data are also available for poor children and low income children.

1/3/12
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Health Insurance Coverage of Total Population, states (2009-2010), U.S. (2010)

Updated data on health insurance coverage are also available for all coverage groups by age, gender, and poverty level.

1/3/12
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Percent of Private Sector Establishments That Offer Health Insurance to Employees, 2010

Data on firms offering coverage by size also available.

7/14/11

Health Insurance & Managed Care

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Enrollment in Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan, November 2011

1/30/12
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Individual Insurance Market Competition, 2010

Data on competition in the small group market also available.

10/13/11
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Small Group Insurance Market Competition, 2010

Data on competition in the individual market also available.

10/13/11
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Number of HMOs, July 2010

Data are also available on total HMO enrollment and HMO penetration rates.

6/16/11
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Health Insurance Subsidies in the Individual Market, as of January 2011

Data are also available for the small group market.

6/6/11
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Individual Market Guaranteed Issue (Not Applicable to HIPAA Eligible Individuals), 2011

Data on rate restrictions, portability rules, and HIPAA rules are also available.

6/6/11
Updated

Small Group Health Insurance Market Guaranteed Issue, 2011

Data on rate restrictions and pre-existing condition rules in the small group market are also available. 

6/6/11
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Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan: Operation Decisions and Preliminary Funding Allocations

7/1/10
New

State Restriction Against Providers Balance Billing Managed Care Enrollees, 2010

6/14/10
New

Autism Specific Mandates: Small Group Market, 2010

6/14/10
New

Individual Market Rescission Rules, 2010

5/18/10
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State Tax Credits for Private Health Insurance: Targeting Individuals and Small Employers, January 2010

4/12/10
Updated

Mandated Coverage of Infertility Treatment, January 2010

Updated data on maternity care also available.

4/5/10
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State Mandated Benefits in the Individual Private Health Insurance Market: Mandated Coverage in Mental Health, as of January 2010

Data are also available for the small group market.

3/31/10
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Eating Disorder Coverage

3/31/10
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Expanded COBRA Continuation Coverage for Small Firm Employees, 2010

Data on state conversion coverage for small firm employees and definition of dependency by age are also available.

3/3/10
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Standardized Plans in the Individual Market, as of March 2009

Data are also available for the small group market.

5/13/09
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States That Allow Individuals to Deduct Health Savings Accounts Contributions

 

7/1/08
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State Authorization of Tax Credits or Deductions to Small Employers Offering Health Insurance

 

7/1/08
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Long-Term Care Insurance Tax Incentives Offered by States

 

5/29/08

Health Reform

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Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage Gap Discounts, as of December 2011

2/6/12
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Enrollment in Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan, November 2011

1/30/12
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Health Insurance Broker Compensation, 2010

12/7/11
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Health Insurance Exchange Establishment Grants, 2011

11/30/11
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Health Insurance Premium Review Cycle II Grants, 2011

10/27/11
New

Community Transformation Grants Awarded under the Affordable Care Act, 2011

10/19/11
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Children's Medicaid/CHIP Participation Rates, 2009

9/27/11
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Consumer Assistance Program Grants under the Affordable Care Act, 2011

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6/30/11
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Approved Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP) Applications, as of December 31, 2010

4/1/11
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Medicare Beneficiaries Who Received a $250 Coverage Gap Rebate Check, 2011

4/1/11
New

Exchange Planning Grant Awards as of August 9, 2011

4/1/11
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States that have Filed a Federal Lawsuit in Response to the Affordable Care Act, 2011

1/20/11
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Health Insurance Premium Review Cycle I Grants: Application Status and Summary of Proposed Activities, 2010

9/8/10
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Medicaid Spending and Enrollment under Health Reform

 

7/13/10
New

Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan: Operation Decisions and Preliminary Funding Allocations

7/1/10

Health Status

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Percentage of Adult Population Aged 21-64 Years Who Reported a Disability, 2009

1/30/12
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States with Firearm Laws Designed to Protect Children, 2011

1/26/12
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Rate of Teen Deaths (15-19) per 100,000 Teenagers, 2008

Data on child deaths also available.

1/26/12
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State Laws Addressing Childhood Obesity, 2011

1/26/12
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Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population Caused by Influenza and Pneumonia, 2008

1/10/12
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Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Race/Ethnicity, 2008

Data for deaths due to cancer, diabetes, cerebrovascular disease, and firearms by race/ethnicity also available.

1/10/12
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Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population, 2008

Data on cancer deaths, diabetes deaths, and deaths due to injury by firearms also available.

1/10/12
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Number of Reported Chlamydia Cases, 2010

Data are also available for gonorrhea and syphilis cases.

12/6/11
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Percentage of Live Births by Cesarean Delivery, 2009

Data also available by race/ethnicity.

11/30/11
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Teen Birth Rate per 1,000 Population Ages 15-19, 2009

Overall birth rate is also available.

11/29/11
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Number of Births, 2009

Data are also available by race/ethnicity and Hispanic origin of mother.

11/29/11
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Violent Crime Offenses Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants, 2010

9/20/11
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Number of Occupational Fatalities, 2010

9/7/11
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Childhood Immunizations, 2010

9/6/11
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Infant Mortality Rate (Deaths per 1,000 Live Births), Linked Files, 2005-2007

Data by race/ethnicity also available.

7/21/11
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Life Expectancy at Birth (in years), 2007

Data by gender and race/ethnicity also available.

7/11/11
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Percentage of Adults Reporting Poor Mental Health, 2010

Data by gender and race/ethnicity are also available.

7/8/11
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Percent of Adults Who are Overweight or Obese, 2010

Data are also available by gender and race/ethnicity.

7/8/11
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Percent of Adults Who Smoke, 2010

Data are also available by gender and race/ethnicity.

7/8/11
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Percent of Adults Who Have Ever Been Told by a Doctor that They Have Diabetes, 2010

 

7/8/11
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State Smoking Restrictions for Worksites, Restaurants, and Bars, 2010

5/11/11
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Adult Self-Reported Current Asthma Prevalence Rate, 2009

Asthma prevalence rate by age, gender, and race/ethnicity also available.

4/13/11
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Age-Adjusted Invasive Cancer Incidence Rate per 100,000 Population, 2007

Cancer incidence rates by gender and race/ethnicity also updated.

3/7/11
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Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Adults, 2009

9/17/10
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Percentage of High School Students Not Meeting Recommended Physical Activity Level, 2009

6/22/10
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Percent of Children (ages 1-17) with Oral Health Problems, 2007

3/26/10
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Access to Fruits and Vegetables

11/2/09

HIV/AIDS

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Total Ryan White Program Funding, FY2010

Data are also available for funding by part and part B funding by component.

1/27/12
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Total HIV/AIDS Federal Funding, FY2010

Data are also available for CDC, HOPWA, SAMHSA, and OMH funding.

1/27/12
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Number of Deaths due to HIV Disease, 2008

HIV death rate also available.

1/18/12
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Medicaid Enrollment and Spending on HIV, FY2007

10/27/11
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HIV Testing, 2010

Data available on those ever tested and those tested in the past year 

7/12/11
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Total AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Clients Served, June 2010

Data by gender, race/ethnicity, age, income, and insurance status are also available.

6/6/11
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AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Expenditures, FY2009

 

6/6/11
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State Currently Operates or Funds HIV Prevention Media Campaign, 2008

New data on HIV prevention programs also available.

3/3/10
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Anonymous HIV Testing Conducted by Health Departments, 2008

New data on HIV testing by setting also available.

3/3/10
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Funding for State HIV Prevention Programs, FY2007

New data on HIV testing and HIV prevention programs also available.

2/25/10

Medicaid & CHIP

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Integration and Upgrade of Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility Systems, January 2012

2/6/12
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Children's Medicaid/CHIP Income Eligibility, January 2012

Data on separate CHIP programs also available.

1/18/12
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Has Presumptive Eligibility for Children in Medicaid and CHIP, January 2012

Data on joint applications and asset tests also available.

1/18/12
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Online Application Forms for Medicaid/CHIP, 2012

 

1/18/12
New

Medicaid Enrollment by Gender, FY2008

1/5/12
Updated

Monthly CHIP Enrollment, December 2010

Data on percent change in monthly CHIP enrollment and trends in monthly CHIP enrollment also available.

1/4/12
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Monthly Medicaid Enrollment, December 2010

Data on monthly adult and child Medicaid enrollment and percent change in monthly Medicaid enrollment also available.

1/4/12
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CHIPRA Performance Bonus Awards

1/3/12
Updated

Total Number of Medicaid 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Service Waivers, 2008

Data on participants and expenditures by HCBS waiver type also available.

12/9/11
Updated

Medicaid Managed Care Enrollment, 2010

Data on managed care enrollment by plan type also available.

11/18/11
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Medicaid Cost Containment, FY2012

 

10/27/11
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Children's Medicaid/CHIP Participation Rates, 2009

9/27/11
Updated

Total CHIP Expenditures, FY2009

9/27/11
Updated

Total Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Beneficiaries, 2010

Distribution by age and SSI beneficiaries as a percent of the population are also available.

7/18/11
New

Number of Children Ever Enrolled in the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), FY2010

7/5/11
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Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for Medicaid with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Adjustments, FY2011

6/7/11
Updated

Number of Births Financed by Medicaid, 2009

Data on births financed by Medicaid as a percent of total births also available.

4/15/11
New

Money Follows the Person Grant Awardees, 2011

4/1/11
New

Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH) Allotments under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), FY2010

 

3/14/11
Updated

Federal Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Allotments

 

3/7/11
Updated

Total Medicaid Spending, FY2009

Updated data on spending by service, acute care spending, and long term care spending also available.

2/25/11
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Medicaid Enrollment Growth During the Economic Recession, December 2007 to December 2009

9/30/10
New

State Plan Coverage Improvements to CHIP as Measured by CHIPRA, February 2009 through January 2010

Data on coverage improvements to Medicaid also available.

9/8/10
New

Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) Grant Awards for Medicaid under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

 

9/8/10
New

Medicaid Spending and Enrollment under Health Reform

 

7/13/10
New

Trends in Monthly CHIP Enrollment, June 2001-2009

4/27/10
New

Quarterly Phased-Down State Contribution Per-Capita Rates with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Increased Federal Matching Assistance Percentage (FMAP)

3/31/10
New

Income Eligibility- Medically Needy, 2009

Data on income eligibility for nursing home services and for the aged, blind and disabled also available.

3/3/10
New

Estimated State Savings on Clawback Payments Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

3/3/10

Medicare

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Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage Gap Discounts, as of December 2011

2/6/12
Updated

Hospital Outpatient Services for Medicare Beneficiaries, 2010

Data on short stay hospitals, hospice services, and skilled nursing facilities also available.

1/30/12
Updated

Number of Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs), 2012

 

1/4/12
Updated

Distribution of Medicare Beneficiaries by Age, states (2009-2010), U.S. (2010)

Data on distribution of beneficiaries by FPL, gender, and race/ethnicity are also available.

1/3/12
 

Medicare Spending Estimates by State of Residence (in millions), 2009

Data on Medicare spending by service and per capita are also available

12/7/11
Updated

Hospital & Supplementary Medicare Enrollees

Data on Medicare beneficiaries with end stage renal disease also available.

9/12/11
Updated

Total Disabled Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Beneficiaries Ages 18-64, December 2010

Data on SSDI beneficiaries as a percent of the total population also available.

8/17/11
Updated

Total Number of Medicare Beneficiaries, 2011

 

6/30/11
Updated

Total Medicare Advantage (MA) Enrollment, 2011

Data on plan penetration, number of contracts, and Special Needs Plan offerings are also available.

6/8/11
New

Medicare Beneficiaries Who Received a $250 Coverage Gap Rebate Check, 2011

4/1/11
Updated

Share of Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries with Access to and Share Enrolled In a 4+ Star Plan, 2011

2/21/11
Updated

Medicare Beneficiaries with Creditable Prescription Drug Coverage by Type, February 2010

 

1/13/11
Updated

Dual Eligible Beneficiaries, 2007

 

12/13/10
Updated

Distribution of Medicaid Spending for Dual Eligibles by Service (in millions), 2007

 

12/13/10
Updated

Medicare Advantage (MA) Plan Penetration, 2011

 

6/22/10
New

Income Eligibility- Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMBS), 2010

Data on income eligibility for special low-income Medicare beneficiaries (SLMBs) and qualified individuals (QIs) also available.

3/3/10

Minority Health

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Updated

Total Black Population, states (2009-2010), U.S. (2010)

Data on Hispanic, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Native American, and two or more race populations also available.

1/3/12
Updated

Medical School Graduates by Race/Ethnicity

Distribution of medical school graduates by Hispanic ethnicity also available.

1/31/11

Providers & Service Use

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Number of Medicare Certified Rural Health Clinics, 2012

2/1/12
Updated

Total Number of Residents in Certified Nursing Facilities, 2010

Data are also available for number of nursing homes, nursing homes by ownership type, and top ten nursing home deficiencies.

1/18/12
New

Total Professionally Active Physicians, November 2011

12/16/11
Updated

Professionally Active Dentists, November 2011

 

12/16/11
Updated

Number of Federally-Funded Federally Qualified Health Centers, 2010

Data are also available for number of FQHC patients and FQHC funding by source.

11/30/11
Updated

Estimated Underserved Population Living in Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), 2011

Data are also available for mental health and dental HPSAs.

11/14/11
Updated

Total Health Care Employment, 2010

 

9/26/11
Updated

Number of Paid Medical Malpractice Claims, 2010

Data on medical malpractice payments also available.

7/14/11
Updated

Percentage Reporting Not Seeing a Doctor in the Past 12 Months Because of Cost, 2010

7/8/11
Updated

Total Employed Registered Nurses, 2010

Data are also available per 100,000 of the population.

6/7/11
Updated

Total Nurse Practitioners, 2010

5/11/11
Updated

Total Hospitals, 2009

Data are also available for number of beds, admissions, and emergency room visits.

5/11/11
New

Percent of Children with a Medical Home, 2007

3/11/11
Updated

Total Number of Medical School Graduates, 2010

Data are also available by gender.

1/31/11
New

Health Care Employment as a Percent of Total Employment, 2010

9/23/10

Women's Health

New or Updated Topics in this Category
 
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Cervical Cancer Deaths per 100,000 Women, 2008

Data are also available by race/ethnicity.

1/30/12
Updated

Number of Reported Legal Abortions by State of Occurrence, 2008

Data are also available by age and race/ethnicity.

1/30/12
Updated

Percentage of Children Ever Breastfed by Age and Exclusivity Among Children born in 2008

 

8/11/11
Updated

Percent of Women Age 40 and Older Who Report Having Had a Mammogram Within the Last Two Years, 2010

Data on mammogram rates for women ages 50+ and pap smear rates for women ages 18+ also available.

7/8/11
Updated

Breast Cancer Incidence Rate per 100,000 Women, 2007

Data on cervical cancer incidence rates also available.

3/7/11
Updated

Parental Consent/Notification Requirements for Minors Seeking Abortions, as of August 1, 2011

8/11/10
New

Autism Specific Mandates: Small Group Market, 2010

6/14/10
Updated

Mandated Coverage of Infertility Treatment, January 2010

Updated data on maternity care also available.

4/5/10
New

Eating Disorder Coverage

3/31/10
New

Infertility Care Under Medicaid, 2009

New data on Medicaid coverage of sterilization, STD testing, and HPV vaccine also available.

1/13/10
New

Genetic Screening Under Medicaid, 2009

New data on genetic counseling, delivery care, and education services also available.

1/13/10
Updated

Percentage of Women who Report Ever being Told by a Doctor they have High Blood Pressure, 2009

 

10/15/08
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