Find 50 state comparisons and state-by-state data on over 500 health-related topics including information about demographics and the economy, health status, health coverage and the uninsured, Medicaid and CHIP, health costs and budgets, Medicare, managed care and health insurance, providers and service use, minority health, women's health and HIV/AIDS. This resource is provided by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Medical Expenditures Panel Survey
A nationally representative survey on the specific health services
that Americans use, how frequently they use them, the cost of these
services, and how they are paid for, as well as data on the cost,
scope, and breadth of health insurance held by and available to U.S.
workers. MEPS consist of four surveys and began in 1996.
HCUPnet: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
HCUPnet is an online interactive system that analyzes health
statistics and information on hospital stays at the national, regional,
and state level. Data is available from 1997 and trend information is
available since 1993.
Census Bureau
Health Insurance
This page provides an overview of Census programs that include data on health insurance with links to reports and data. These programs include the Current Population Survey, Survey of Income and Program Participation, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, and Analysis of Survey Underestimation of Medicaid Enrollment.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Health Interview Survey
The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is the principal source of
information on the health of the civilian noninstitutionalized
population of the United States and is one of the major data collection
programs of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Includes questions about access to care and insurance.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Data Compendium
The Data Compendium contains historic, current, and projected data on
Medicare enrollment and Medicaid recipients, expenditures, and
utilization. Data pertaining to budget, administrative and operating
costs, individual income, financing, and health care providers and
suppliers are also included. National data not specific to the Medicare
or Medicaid programs may be found throughout the publications.
Medicare Enrollment Reports
Includes county data on hospital insurance, supplemental medical insurance, unduplicated count of persons enrolled in either or both
parts of the program and Persons enrolled in both parts of the program.
Research, Statistics, Data & Systems
This page compiles multiple data collection and dissemination programs from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Look for the Statistics, Trends & Reports heading to view a complete list of publications.
Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice
The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
The Atlas project focuses on how medical resources are distributed and used in the U.S.
Print titles: The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care 1999, The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care 1996.
State Health Access Data Assistance Center
The State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) is a program of
the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and a part of the Health Policy and
Management Division of the School of Public Health at the University of
Minnesota.
Health Insurance Coverage Estimates
Includes publications and presentations that discuss public data. Provides a compilation of charts and tables from the Current Population Survey.
Urban Institute
Health Policy Center
This independent research institute has compiled reports and statistical tables (mostly from government sources) on the following topics: private insurance, uninsured, Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program, Medicare, disability and long-term care, and vulnerable populations.