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DEMOGRAPHICS

Demographics & the Economy
Links to information and state listings on issues such as Cost of Living, Population Distribution by Federal Poverty Level, and Monthly Average of Persons Participating in Food Stamp Program.

Health Coverage & the Uninsured
This category includes the health insurance status of the states population (those with various types of health coverage or who are uninsured), and demographic information (such as income, race/ethnicity, age, gender) for those who are uninsured, have employer-based insurance, or Medicaid.

Medicare
This category includes information about states' aged and disabled Medicare beneficiaries, such as enrollment, demographics (such as age, gender, race/ethnicity), spending, other sources of health coverage, managed care participation, and use of services.

Part B Income-Related Monthly Adjustment (IRMAA)
Data from the Social Security Administration and the Internal Revenue Service on the number of enrollees subject to Medicare Part B Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amounts (IRMAA) in 2007. Data are as of November 16, 2006 for all states.

State Rankings List
State Rankings from U.S. Census Bureau for population, deaths, health insurance, housing, and more.

America's Health Rankings 2006, (Adobe Acrobat PDF)
Comparisons of states on quality of health and circumstances surrounding these findings from the United Health Foundation.

Healthcare Quality—State Snapshots, 2006
AHRQ's annual State Snapshots is based on data drawn from more than 30 sources, including government surveys, health care facilities and health care organizations, which provide State-specific health care quality information including strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement. Last updated December 5, 2007.State Inpatient Database
The SID contain the inpatient discharge abstracts in participating States, translated into a uniform format to facilitate multi-State comparisons and analyses. The SID encompass about 90 percent of all U.S. community hospital discharges. Some States include discharges from specialty facilities, such as acute psychiatric hospitals. The SID contain a core set of clinical and nonclinical information on all patients, regardless of payer, including persons covered by Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, and the uninsured. In addition to the core set of uniform data elements common to all SID, some include other elements, such as the patient's race. community hospital discharges. Some States include discharges from specialty facilities, such as acute psychiatric hospitals. The SID contain a core set of clinical and nonclinical information on all patients, regardless of payer, including persons covered by Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, and the uninsured. In addition to the core set of uniform data elements common to all SID, some include other elements, such as the patient's race.

Children’s Well-Being—Kids Count Data Center
This system contains state and city-level data for over 100 measures of child well-being. The database gives you the ability to generate custom reports by geographical area (profiles) or to compare areas on a topic (by ranking, maps, and line graphs).

GENERAL HEALTH INSURANCE

Health Insurance Status of Low-Income Children
Data on health insurance coverage among low-income children living near poverty (between 100 to 199% of the federal poverty level) for all states. Data are from KCMU and Urban Institute estimates based on the Census Bureau's March 2005 and 2006 Population Survey.

Managed Care and Health Insurance
This category includes data on managed care enrollment, state consumer protection laws, and state benefit requirements.

Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)
Updated data as of July 2006 on HMOs including total number of HMOs operating in each state, total HMO enrollment, enrollment growth from July 2005 to July 2006, and enrollment penetration rates, available by state and region.

MEDICAID & SCHIP

Medicaid & SCHIP
This category includes information about the states health coverage programs for the low-income, including Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Includes topics such as enrollment, eligibility requirements, managed care participation, spending and federal matching amounts, and enrollment practices. Includes opportunity to obtain customized fact sheets on a selection of key Medicaid indicators, as well as access to a Medicaid Benefits Database.

Children’s Medicaid and SCHIP Eligibility
This data, updated on July 2006, shows eligibility levels for children’s Medicaid, children’s separate SCHIP, parents in Medicaid, and pregnant women in Medicaid for all states. Data are drawn from a national survey conducted by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities for KCMU.
Children’s Medicaid and SCHIP Enrollment Practices
For information on Medicaid and SCHIP enrollment and renewal practices for pregnant women and children for all states as of July 2007, scroll down the left-hand column of this page. Data are based on a national survey conducted by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities for KCMU.
SCHIP Spending
The state and national data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on SCHIP spending for Federal Fiscal Year 2007. Spending data are available by state share, federal share, and total expenditures. Data are available on federal SCHIP spending for each year since the program's implementation, from Federal Fiscal Years 1998 through 2007.
Home and Community Based Services
Data on Home and Community Based Waivers from KCMU and The University of California at San Francisco's (UCSF) analysis of CMS Form 372 data for all states. These 2004 data include HCBS participants, expenditures, and waiting lists (data as of 2006). Data are also available for Home Health participants and expenditures as well as Personal Care Services participants and expenditures.

State Profiles of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in Medicaid,
(Adobe Acrobat PDF) An overview of Medicaid and SCHIP programs in relation to mental health and substance abuse services provided throughout the states.

HEALTH SPENDING

SCHIP Spending
The state and national data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on SCHIP spending for Federal Fiscal Year 2007. Spending data are available by state share, federal share, and total expenditures. Data are available on federal SCHIP spending for each year since the program's implementation, from Federal Fiscal Years 1998 through 2007.

Health Costs and Budgets This category includes health spending; prescription drug costs and sales, employment-based insurance premiums; hospital expenses; total state budgets and state spending for health; federal taxes returned as state benefits and state tax revenue; and tobacco settlement funds.

Prescription Drugs
Updated data from Verispan on prescription drugs filled at retail pharmacies in 2006 by state and region. This includes the total number of retail prescriptions drugs filled, drugs per capita, and drugs per capita by age and gender. Data on total sales for prescription drugs filled are also available by state and region.

The Fiscal Survey of The States, 6/1/2007, (Adobe Acrobat PDF)
Report of data and information concerning all states and their spending in FY2007, as well as their funding plans for FY2008, in such areas as Medicaid, covering the uninsured, and temporary cash assistance.Medical Expenditures Panel Survey (MEPS)
The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), from AHRQ, is a set of large- scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States . A complete source of data on the cost and use of health care and health insurance coverage. . A complete source of data on the cost and use of health care and health insurance coverage.

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS

Providers and Service Use
This category includes data about hospitals, nursing homes, federally qualified health and rural health centers, physician demographics, non-physician providers, and health care employment.

Health Care Employment
Updated data for 2006 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on the number of healthcare employees for all states.

HEALTH CARE QUALITY

Data Brief: The AHRQ's National Healthcare Quality Report 2006, 3/1/2007, (Adobe Acrobat PDF) An analysis of the AHRQ National Healthcare Quality report given by The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System.

MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE

State Estimates of Depression
SAMHSA’s 2004 and 2005 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)

State Level Data on Alcohol, Tobacco, & Illegal Drug Use and Mental Health SAMHSA’s state levels and estimate information from 1991 through 2005 from the Office of Applied Studies.

Uniform Reporting System Output Tables from 2002-2006
CMHS’ annual reports, giving statistical information for each state on populations serviced by the public mental health system. Available in PDF and Excel formats.

Mental Health Services Information
From SAMHSA website, access to information about mental health services in each state, including provider locator and directory, resource guide, suicide prevention information, and state statistics (the incidence of mental illness among adults and children, the utilization of inpatient services, and the amount of State spending on mental health).

Care of Adults With Mental Health and Substance Abuse Issues in U.S. Community Hospitals, 2004
This Fact Book, published by AHRQ, and the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (H-CUP), examines hospital care for adults age 18 and older with mental health or substance abuse problems who were treated for those conditions in community (as opposed to specialty) hospitals. Information on patient characteristics, length of stay for various conditions, and costs is presented as well as detailed statistics on stays related to dual diagnosis, suicide, and maternity care.

State Inpatient Database
The SID contain the inpatient discharge abstracts in participating States, translated into a uniform format to facilitate multi-State comparisons and analyses. The SID encompass about 90 percent of all U.S. community hospital discharges. Some States include discharges from specialty facilities, such as acute psychiatric hospitals. The SID contain a core set of clinical and nonclinical information on all patients, regardless of payer, including persons covered by Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, and the uninsured. In addition to the core set of uniform data elements common to all SID, some include other elements, such as the patient's race. community hospital discharges. Some States include discharges from specialty facilities, such as acute psychiatric hospitals. The SID contain a core set of clinical and nonclinical information on all patients, regardless of payer, including persons covered by Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, and the uninsured. In addition to the core set of uniform data elements common to all SID, some include other elements, such as the patient's race. State Suicide Prevention Fact Sheets
One can obtain both national data and state reports on suicide prevention efforts in the form of fact sheets, from the Suicide Prevention Resource Center.

CHILDREN AND HEALTH

2007 Annual Report Highlights: America’s Children: Key Indicators of Well-Being
In this report, three background measures describe the changing population of children and provide demographic context and 38 indicators depict the well-being of children in the areas of family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health.

Children by Race/Ethnicity

Children by Citizenship Status
(Also see section on Medicaid & SCHIP)

Page last updated: 06/04/2008