New Data on Medicaid Spending and Enrollment, State Fiscal Distress, Hospitals, Physicians, Health Professional Shortage Areas and More

Statehealthfacts.org has recently added new and updated data on Demographics and the Economy, Health Status, Medicaid & CHIP, Managed Care & Health Insurance, Providers & Service Use, and HIV/AIDS. You can also view a list of all recent updates.
Demographics & the Economy
UnemploymentThe latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on unemployment rates have been added for all states and the nation for February 2009.
Food Stamp ProgramUpdated information from the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service on monthly food stamp enrollment is now available for all states and the nation for January 2009.
State Fiscal DistressAggregate state rankings in foreclosures, unemployment, and food stamp participation have been updated with foreclosures data from RealtyTrac as of February 2009, the most recent unemployment data from the BLS, and the latest food stamp enrollment data from the USDA. State budget shortfalls data have also been updated based on the most recent information from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities as of March 13, 2009.
Health Status
Obesity Updated state-by-state data on state laws addressing childhood obesity are now available from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for 2008.
Occupational Fatalities and Suicide The latest data from the BLS on the number of occupational fatalities have been added for all states and the nation for 2007. New information on the number of deaths due to suicide per 100,000 population for 2005 is now available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s National Center for Health Statistics.
Colorectal Cancer New state-by-state data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) on the percent of adults over the age of fifty who have ever had a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy are available for 2006.
Medicaid & CHIP
Medicaid Spending Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) and Urban Institute analysis of fiscal year (FY) 2007 Medicaid spending data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is now available for all states and the nation. Total Medicaid spending, Medicaid spending by service, Medicaid spending on acute care service categories, and Medicaid spending on long term care service categories are all now available and are based on analysis of states’ CMS-64 submissions. FY2006 data on Medicaid payments by enrollment group and payments per enrollee are also available for all states and the nation, based on analysis of data from the Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS).
Medicaid EnrollmentThe latest state-by-state Medicaid enrollment data for FY2006 are now available from KCMU and Urban Institute analysis of MSIS data from CMS. Data include total enrollment, Medicaid enrollment as a percent of the total population, and Medicaid enrollees by enrollment group.
Births Financed by MedicaidThe most recent data from the National Governors Association (NGA) on the number of births financed by Medicaid and births financed by Medicaid as a percent of total births have been added for all states and the nation for 2003.
Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH) Allotments New U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) information on disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) are now available for FY2009 for all states and the nation.
State Medicaid Expenditures The most recent information on state funds budgeted for Medicaid is now available for state fiscal year (SFY) 2007 from the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO).
Managed Care & Health Insurance
Protections in Small Group MarketsUpdated state-by-state information on small group markets has been added for 2009 based on analysis by researchers at the Health Policy Institute of Georgetown University. Data on small group health insurance market guaranteed issue, rate restrictions, and pre-existing condition exclusion rules are now available for all states and the nation.
Other State ProtectionsAlso available from the Health Policy Institute are 2009 data on conversion coverage for small firm employees, expanded COBRA continuation coverage for small firm employees, and dependent coverage for all states and the nation.
Providers & Service Use
HospitalsUpdated 2007 data on community hospitals from the American Hospital Association (AHA) are now available for all states and the nation. Total hospitals, total hospitals by ownership type, emergency room visits per 1,000 population, and hospital admissions per 1,000 population – total and by ownership type – are among the updated topics. All hospital data are also available in trend form for 1999-2007.
Nonfederal Physicians2008 state-by-state information on nonfederal physicians has been added from the American Medical Association (AMA). Data include the total number of nonfederal physicians and the distribution of nonfederal physicians by gender and race. Primary care physicians as a percent of total physicians and the distribution of primary care physicians by field have also been added.
Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) New data on the estimated underserved population living in primary care, mental health, and dental professional shortage areas as of September 2008 have been added from HHS’s Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
DentistsThe total number of dentists, the number of dentists by gender, and the number of dentists by specialty field are now available from the American Dental Association (ADA) for 2008 for all states and the nation.
HIV/AIDS
AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) New and updated state-by-state data on the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) are now available from the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors’ National ADAP Monitoring Project Annual Report. New topics include ADAP expenditures, clients enrolled, and clients served for FY2007. ADAP clients by race/ethnicity, gender, age, income, and insurance status have been updated for 2008. Also updated for 2008 are data on ADAP drug expenditures, prescriptions filled, and the total ADAP budget.