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Demographics and the Economy
Population Total Residents Distribution by Age Distribution by Citizenship Status Distribution by Family Structure Distribution by Gender Distribution by Race/Ethnicity Children by Race/Ethnicity Children by Citizenship Status test People in Poverty Distribution by FPL Poverty Rate by Age Poverty Rate by Family Structure Adult Poverty Rate by Gender Poverty Rate by Metropolitan Status Poverty Rate by Race/Ethnicity Household Income Median Annual Income Poverty Rate by Household Income People in Poverty by Household Income Geography Metropolitan Distribution Cost of Living Variation Employment Status Distribution by Employment Status Union Employees Temporary Workers Alternative Work Arrangements Unemployment Unemployment Rate Food Stamp Program Persons in Food Stamp Program Food Stamp Program Benefits Food Stamp Benefits Per Person Gross State Product Total Gross State Product Taxes IRS Collections State Collections State Collections per Capita State Budgets Total State Spending Per Capita State Spending Distribution of General Fund Spending State or Federal Inmates Prisoners under State jurisdiction
Health Status
Births Number of Births Birth Rate per 1,000 Births by Race/Ethnicity Births by Hispanic Origin Teen Birth Rate per 1,000 Change in Teen Birth Rate, '91-'05 Preterm Births as a % of Births Preterm Births by Race/Ethnicity Number of Births of Low Birthweight Births of Low Birthweight as % of Births Low Birthweight by Race/Ethnicity Prenatal Care Prenatal Care Prenatal Care by Race/Ethnicity Infants Number of Infant Deaths Infant Death Rate Infant Death Rate by Race/Ethnicity Newborn Hearing Screening Newborn Cystic Fibrosis Screening Children Child Overweight Rate Childhood Obesity Laws Child Access to Mental Health Care Child Access to Medical and Dental Care Childhood Immunizations Percent Who Are Immunized Adult Immunizations Influenza Vaccines Pneumococcal Vaccines Deaths Death Rate per 100,000 Death Rate by Gender Death Rate by Race/Ethnicity Child Deaths Child Death Rate Teen Deaths Teen Death Rate Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's Death Rate per 100,000 Cancer Cancer Incidence per 100,000 Cancer Incidence by Gender Cancer Incidence by Race/Ethnicity Cancer Death Rate per 100,000 Cancer Death Rate by Gender Cancer Death Rate by Race/Ethnicity Colorectal Cancer Colorectal Cancer Death Rate per 100,000 Diabetes Prevalence of Diabetes Diabetes by Adult Age Group Diabetes per 100 Adults Diabetes per 100 Adults by Age Diabetes Death Rate per 100,000 Diabetes Death Rate by Gender Diabetes Death Rate by Race/Ethnicity Heart Disease Heart Disease Death Rate per 100,000 Heart Disease Death Rate by Gender Heart Disease Death Rate by R/E Smoking Adult Smoking Rate Adult Smoking Rate by Sex Adult Smoking Rate by Race/Ethnicity Attempts to Quit Smoking Attempts to Quit Smoking by Sex Public Place Smoking Bans Cessation Treatment Under Medicaid Asthma Percent of Adults with Asthma Percent of Adults with Asthma by Age Obesity Adult Overweight/Obesity Rate Adult Overweight/Obesity Rate by Sex Adult Overweight/Obesity Rate by R/E Physical Activity Participation in Physical Activity Mental Health % of Adults Reporting Poor Mental Health Poor Mental Health by Sex Poor Mental Health by Race/Ethnicity Number of Inpatient Beds Inpatient Census Sexually Transmitted Diseases Chlamydia Cases Chlamydia Cases by Gender Chlamydia Rate Chlamydia Rate by Gender Gonorrhea Cases Gonorrhea Cases by Gender Gonorrhea Rate Gonorrhea Rate by Gender Syphilis Cases Syphilis Rate Syphilis Cases by Gender Syphilis Rate by Gender Oral Health Percent Who Visited the Dentist/Clinic Percent Who Had Teeth Cleaning Percent Who Had All Teeth Extracted Deaths due to Firearms Firearms Death Rate per 100,000 Firearms Death Rate by Gender Firearms Death Rate by Race/Ethnicity Firearms and Children Firearms and Children Legislation Violent Crime Violent Crime Offenses Motor Vehicle Deaths Motor Vehicle Death Rate per 100,000 Occupational Fatalities Occupational Fatalities Disability Limited Activity Days per Month Percent of Adults with Disability Cerebrovascular Disease Cerebrovascular Deaths Cerebrovascular Deaths by Gender Cerebrovascular Deaths by Race/Ethnicity Stem Cell Research Stem Cell Research Laws State Stem Cell Funding
Health Coverage & Uninsured
Health Insurance Status Total Population Nonelderly (0-64) Children (0-18) Poor Children Near Poor Children Adults (19-64) Poor Adults Nonelderly Adult Women Nonelderly Adult Men Nonelderly Uninsured Distribution by Age Distribution by Employment Status Distribution by FPL Distribution by Gender Distribution by Race/Ethnicity Rate by Age Rate by Employment Status Rate by FPL Rate by Gender Rate by Race/Ethnicity Nonelderly With Employer Coverage Distribution by Age Distribution by Employment Status Distribution by FPL Distribution by Gender Distribution by Race/Ethnicity Rate by Age Rate by Employment Status Rate by FPL Rate by Gender Rate by Race/Ethnicity Nonelderly With Medicaid Distribution by Age Distribution by Employment Status Distribution by FPL Distribution by Gender Distribution by Race/Ethnicity Rate by Age Rate by Employment Status Rate by FPL Rate by Gender Rate by Race/Ethnicity Coverage Changes Among Nonelderly % Point Change by Coverage Type, 04-06 % Point Change by Coverage Type, 05-06 % Point Change in ESI, 05-06 % Point Change in Individual, 05-06 % Point Change in Medicaid, 05-06 % Point Change in Uninsured, 05-06 % Point Change in Other Public, 05-06 Coverage Changes Among Nonelderly Adults % Point Change by Coverage Type, 04-06 % Point Change by Coverage Type, 05-06 Coverage Changes Among Children % Point Change by Coverage Type, 04-06 % Point Change by Coverage Type, 05-06 Private Sector Coverage Percent of Firms Offering Coverage Firms Offering Coverage by Size Change in Family Premium Employees at Firms Offering Insurance Change in # of Firms Offering Insurance % Change in # of Firms
Medicaid & SCHIP
Medicaid Spending Total Medicaid Spending, FY2006 Spending by Service, FY2006 Spending on Acute Care, FY2006 Spending on Long Term Care, FY2006 Growth in Medicaid Spending, FY90-FY06 Payments by Enrollment Group, FY2005 Medicaid Payments per Enrollee, FY2005 Federal Matching Rate and Multiplier Federal/State Share of Spending, FY2006 Federal DSH Allotments, FY2008 Medicaid Spending by Residence, 95-04 State Medicaid Spending State Medicaid Spending, SFY2006 Medicaid Budget Actions Medicaid Cost Containment, FY2007 Medicaid Cost Containment, FY2008 Positive Medicaid Policy Actions, FY2007 Positive Medicaid Policy Actions, FY2008 Medicare Drug Benefit: Clawback Payments Baseline Dual Eligible Enrollment Baseline FFS Drug Payments for Duals Esimated Annual Clawback Payments Per-Capita Monthly Clawback Amounts Medicaid Physician Fees Medicaid Fee Index, 2003 Medicaid-to-Medicare Fee Index, 2003 Change in Medicaid Fees, 1998-2003 Medicaid Enrollment Total Medicaid Enrollment, FY2005 Medicaid Enrollment as a % of Total Pop Distribution by Enrollment Group, FY2005 Monthly Medicaid Enrollment Monthly Medicaid Enrollment - Children Monthly Medicaid Enrollment - Adults Monthly Medicaid Enrollment % Change Monthly Enrollment % Change - Children Monthly Enrollment % Change - Adults Children's Medicaid and SCHIP Eligibility Income Eligibility-- Medicaid Income Disregards -- Medicaid Income Eligibility --Separate SCHIP Prog Income Disregards -- SCHIP Program Medicaid/SCHIP Eligibility Income Eligibility--Parents in Medicaid Income Eligibility-- Pregnant Women Income Eligibility-- Other Groups Expansions for SSP Recipients SSI Beneficiaries Total SSI Beneficiaries SSI Beneficiaries as % of Population Distribution of Total SSI by Age Aged SSI Aged SSI as % of Population Ages 65+ SSI with Disabilities SSI with Disabilities as % of Population Medicaid Medically Needy Total Enrollment Enrollment by Eligibility Category Medically Needy Eligibility Total Spending Spending by Eligibility Category Total per Enrollee Spending Per Enrollee Spending by Eligibility Category Medicaid Managed Care Total Medicaid MC Enrollment MC Enrollment as a % of Medicaid Enrollm Dual Eligible Enrollment by MC Plan Type Enrollment by Medicaid MC Plan Type Enrollment in Comprehensive MC Plans by Type Medicaid Managed Care Capitation Rates Births Financed by Medicaid Total Medicaid Births As Percent of State Births Enrollment Practices for Pregnant Women Asset Test Presumptive Eligibility Enrollment Practices for Children Joint Application: Medicaid & SCHIP Face-to-Face Interview:Medicaid & SCHIP Asset Test: Medicaid & SCHIP Presumptive Eligibility:Medicaid/SCHIP Self-Declaration Income: Medicaid/SCHIP Renewal Practices for Children Joint Renewal: Medicaid/SCHIP Face-to-Face Interview: Medicaid/SCHIP 12-Mo.Continuous Eligibility:Medi/SCHIP SCHIP Federal SCHIP Spending, FY 1998-2007 Total SCHIP Spending, FY2007 Monthly SCHIP Enrollment Monthly SCHIP Enrollment % Change SCHIP Program Type Federal Matching Rate Shortfalls under Level Funding, FY08 Home and Community-Based Services Total HCBS Waivers Participants by HCBS Waiver Type Expenditures by HCBS Waiver Type HCBS Expenditures per Person Served Aged & Aged/Disabled Participants Aged & Aged/Disabled HCBS Expenditures Waiting Lists for HCBS Waivers, 2006 Waiting Lists for HCBS Waivers, 2005 Home Health Participants Home Health Expenditures Personal Care Participants Personal Care Expenditures Individual Budget-Based Models of LTC False Claims Act States With a False Claims Act
Health Costs & Budgets
Health Expenditures by State of Residence Total Health Spending Health Spending by Service Avg. Annual % Growth Health Spending per Capita Health Spending per Capita by Service Avg. Annual % Growth per Capita Health Expenditures by State of Provider Total Health Spending Health Spending by Service Health Spending as % GSP Avg. Annual % Growth Prescription Drugs Total Retail Rx Drugs Total Sales for Retail Rx Drugs Retail Rx Drugs Per Capita Retail Rx Drugs by Age Retail Rx Drugs by Gender Employer-Based Health Premiums Single Coverage Family Coverage Employee-Plus-One Coverage Hospital Inpatient Day Expenses Expenses per Inpatient Day Expenses per Inpatient Day by Ownership Trends in Expenses per Inpatient Day Trends in Expenses by Ownership Tobacco Settlement Funds Total Tobacco Funds Distribution of Cumulative Total Current Annual Appropriation Distribution of Current Appropriation State Government Spending Total State Government Health Spending State Govt Health Spending as % GSP Mental Health Agency Expenditures SMHA Expenditures SMHA Expenditures Per Capita
Medicare
Medicare Spending Medicare Spending by Residence, 95-04 Avg. Annual % Growth in Spending, 95-04 Per Enrollee Spending by Residence 95-04 % Growth in Per Enrollee Spending 95-04 Spending by Residence by Service Type 04 Per Enrollee Spending by Service Type 04 Medicare Hospital Payments Payments for Top Inpatient Procedures Medicare Enrollment Total Medicare Beneficiaries Medicare Enrollment as a % of Total Pop Medicare Beneficiaries by Age Beneficiaries by Eligibility Category Medicare Population Demographics Medicare Enrollees by Age Medicare Enrollees by FPL Medicare Enrollees by Gender Medicare Enrollees by Race/Ethnicity Dual Eligibles Duals Medicaid Spending by Service Duals Spending as a % of Medicaid Spending per Dual Eligible Dual Eligible Rx Drug Spending Rx Spending as a % of Duals Spending Dual Eligible Enrollment Duals as a % of Medicare Enrollees Duals as a % of Medicaid Enrollees Aged/Disabled % of Medicaid Enrollees Medicare Drug Benefit Medicare Rx Drug Coverage Distribution of Rx Drug Coverage Part D Low-Income Subsidy Medicare Beneficiaries Below 150% FPL Qualified SPAPs Qualified SPAPs Eligibility Qualified SPAPs Benefits Medicare Prescription Drug Plans Number of Medicare PDPs PDP Penetration # of Organizations Offering Medicare PDPs # of Companies Offering MA-PDs Medicare PDP Premiums Average PDP Premiums by Type # of Medicare PDPs by Level of Premium % of PDPs with a $0 Deductible % of PDPs with a Standard Deductible # of PDPs Offering Coverage in Benefit Gap % of PDPs Offering No Coverage in Benefit Gap Low-Income Subsidy Eligible Medicare PDPs Medicare Advantage MA Total Enrollment Medicare Advantage Penetration Number of MA Contracts Average Monthly MA Payment Rates (Weight Special Needs Plan Offerings, 2008 Medicare Service Use Short-Stay Hospitals Hospital Outpatient Services Skilled Nursing Facilities Hospice Services Physician and Supplier Services Home Health Services Medicare Access to Services Medicare Assignment Rates Part B Income-Related Premiums Enrollees Subject to Increased Premiums SSDI Beneficiaries Total SSDI Beneficiaries SSDI Beneficiaries as % of Population
Managed Care & Health Insurance
HMOs Number of HMOs Total HMO Enrollment HMO Penetration Rate Protections in Small Group Markets Small Group Guaranteed Issue Small Group Rate Restrictions Small Gr. Pre-Ex Condition Exclusion Protections in Individual Insurance Markets Individual Market Guaranteed Issue Individual Market Rate Restrictions Individual Market Portability Rules HIPAA Rules Other State Protections Expanded COBRA Continuation Coverage State Conversion Coverage Dependent Coverage High Risk Pools High Risk Pool Enrollment High Risk Pool Eligibility High Risk Pool Portability Rules High Risk Pool Plan Options and Premiums High Risk Pool Options and Enrollment High Risk Pool Benefit Maximum High Risk Pool Prescription Coverage High Risk Pool Costs High Risk Pool Financing Mechanisms High Risk Pool Governing Boards Mandated Benefits in Private Insurance Contraceptive Coverage Cancer Screening for Women Minimum IP Mastectomy Stay Reconstructive Surgery After Mastectomy Osteoporosis Screening Infertility Diagnosis and Treatment Direct Access to OB/GYNs OB/GYNs as Primary Care Providers Depression Parity Eating Disorder Parity Patients' Rights Requirements External Review Health Plan Liability Financial Incentives to Providers Direct Provider Access Standing Referrals for Specialists Licensing of Medical Directors Drug Formulary Requirements Health Insurance Reform States That Allow HSA Deductions Small Employer Tax Incentives Tax Incentives Long-Term Care Insurance Tax Incentives
Providers & Service Use
Hospitals Total Hospitals Hospitals by Ownership Beds Beds by Ownership Admissions Admissions by Ownership Emergency Room Visits Emergency Room Visits by Ownership Inpatient Days Inpatient Days by Ownership Outpatient Visits Outpatient Visits by Ownership Hospital Trends Total Hospitals, 1999-2006 Hospitals by Ownership, 1999-2006 Beds, 1999-2006 Beds by Ownership, 1999-2006 Admissions, 1999-2006 Admissions by Ownership, 1999-2006 ER Visits, 1999-2006 ER Visits by Ownership, 1999-2006 Inpatient Days, 1999-2006 Inpatient Days by Ownership, 1999-2006 Outpatient Visits, 1999-2006 Outpatient Visits by Ownership, 1999-06 Medical Errors Mandatory Quality Reporting Requirement Hospital-Based Infection Reporting Req. Nursing Homes Number of Nursing Home Residents Residents by Primary Payer Source Number of Nursing Homes Nursing Homes by Ownership Type Number of Nursing Home Beds Beds by Certification Category Number of Special Care Beds Nursing Home Occupancy Rates Nurse Hours per Resident Day Avg # of Nursing Home Deficiencies % of Homes w/ Serious Deficiencies % of Nursing Homes with No Deficiencies Top Ten Nursing Home Deficiencies Nursing Home Resident and Family Groups Rural Health Clinics Total Health Clinics Federally Qualified Health Centers Total FQHCs Total FQHCs Service Delivery Sites Total Patients Served by FQHCs Total FQHC Encounters or Visits FQHC Revenue by Source Physicians Total Nonfederal Physicians Nonfederal Physicians by Gender Nonfederal Physicians by Race Nonfederal Primary Care Physicians Nonfederal Primary Physicians by Field Medical School Graduates Total Medical School Graduates Medical School Graduates by Gender Medical Malpractice Paid Medical Malpractice Claims Medical Malpractice Payments Non-Physician Providers Total Registered Nurses Registered Nurses per 100,000 Population Total Physician Assistants Physician Assistants per 100,000 Pop. Dentists Total Dentists Total Dentists by Gender Dentists by Specialty Field Health Care Employment Total Health Care Employment
Minority Health
Population Total Black Population Total Hispanic Population Total Asian-Americans/Pacific Islanders Total Native Americans Total Two or More Races Minority Nonfederal Physicians Distribution by Race/Ethnicity Medical School Graduates Distribution by Race/Ethnicity Distribution by Hispanic Ethnicity
Women's Health
Medicaid Policy Family Planning Under Medicaid Breast/Cervical Cancer Under Medicaid Abortion Under Medicaid Abortion Policy Mandatory Waiting Periods Parental Consent/Notification Partial Birth Abortion Bans Later-Term Abortions Abortion Statistics Number of Abortions Distribution of Abortions by Age Abortion Rate Abortions by Out-of-State Residents Abortions by Race Women's Health Status Breast Cancer Rate Breast Cancer Death Rate Cervical Cancer Rate Cervical Cancer Death Rate Percent of Women with High Blood Pressur Percent of Women with Arthritis Breast Cancer Death Rate by R/E Breast Cancer Rate by R/E Cervical Cancer Death Rate by R/E Cervical Cancer Rate by R/E Women's Preventive Health Mammogram Rate for Women 40 years+ Mammogram Rate for Women 50 years+ Mammogram Rate by Race/Ethnicity Pap Smear Rate Pap Smear Rate by Race/Ethnicity Colorectal Cancer Screening Rate Cholesterol Screening Rate Percent of Women who had Dental Visit Mandated Benefits in Private Insurance Contraceptive Coverage Cancer Screening for Women Minimum IP Mastectomy Stay Reconstructive Surgery After Mastectomy Osteoporosis Screening Infertility Diagnosis and Treatment Direct Access to OB/GYNs OB/GYNs as Primary Care Providers Depression Parity Eating Disorder Parity Emergency Contraception Emergency Room EC Requirements Pharmacist Provision of EC Refusal Policies For Health Services Individual Provider Refusal Policies Institutional Refusal Policies Breastfeeding Breastfeeding Rates Contraception Benefits
HIV/AIDS
Cumulative AIDS Cases Cumulative AIDS Cases All Ages Cumulative AIDS Cases Adult/Adolescent Cumulative AIDS Cases Pediatric Cumulative AIDS Cases All Ages by Sex Cumulative AIDS Cases All Ages by R/E Adult/Adolescent by Exposure Category New AIDS Cases New AIDS Cases All Ages New AIDS Cases Adult/Adolescent New AIDS Cases Pediatric New AIDS Cases All Ages by Sex New AIDS Cases All Ages by R/E Annual AIDS Case Rate AIDS Case Rate All Ages AIDS Case Rate Adult/Adolescent by Sex AIDS Case Rate Adult/Adolescent by R/E Persons Living with AIDS Persons Living with AIDS All Ages Persons with AIDS Adult/Adolescent Persons with AIDS Pediatric Persons with AIDS All Ages by Sex Persons with AIDS All Ages by R/E Cumulative Reported HIV Infections (Cases) Cumulative Reported HIV Cases All Ages Cum. Rptd. HIV Cases Adult/Adolescent Cumulative Reported HIV Cases Pediatric Annual Reported HIV Infections (Cases) Annual Reported HIV Cases All Ages Deaths Deaths Among Persons with AIDS Deaths due to HIV HIV Death Rate HIV/AIDS Funding Total Federal Funding CDC Funding - HIV/AIDS CDC Funding - STD Prevention HOPWA Funding SAMHSA Funding OMH Funding Ryan White Program Ryan White Program Total Funding Funding by Title Title II Funding by Component AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Total ADAP Clients ADAP Clients by Gender ADAP Clients by Race/Ethnicity ADAP Clients by Age ADAP Clients by Income Insurance Status of ADAP Clients ADAP Financial Eligibility Criteria Total ADAP Budget ADAP Budget by Source ADAP Total Drug Expenditures ADAP Drug Expenditures by Drug Class Total ADAP Prescriptions Filled ADAP Prescriptions Filled by Drug Class ADAP Insurance Purchasing/Maintenance ADAP Formularies ADAP Waiting List / Cost-Containment Part D Policies - Cost-Sharing Part D Policies - Coverage Gap Part D Policies - Client Disenrollment HIV Testing HIV Testing Rate - Ever Tested HIV Testing Rate - Past 12 Months Anonymous/Confidential HIV Name Reporting Personnel - Testing and Counseling Req. Written Consent for HIV Testing Pre-Test Counseling Requirement HIV Testing for Mothers and Newborns HIV in Prisons Inmates with HIV Infection Other HIV/AIDS-Related Policies State Medicaid Expansion Efforts Syringe Exchange Programs Sex/HIV Education Policy Minors' Right to Consent Criminal Statutes on HIV Transmission
