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Demographics and the Economy

New or Updated Topics in this Category
 
Revision Type Topic/Comments Date
 
Updated Total State Expenditures, SFY2006 2/27/2008
New Cost of Living Variation, 2007 11/28/2007
Updated Distribution by Employment Status, states (2005-2006), U.S. (2006) 11/26/2007
Updated Distribution of Total Population by FPL, states (2005-2006), U.S. (2006)
Data are also available for poverty levels by age, family structure, gender, metropolitan status, and race/ethnicity.
10/22/2007
Updated Total Residents, states (2005-2006), U.S. (2006)
Data are also available for distribution by age, citizenship status, family structure, and gender.
10/22/2007
Updated Total Gross State Product, 2006 09/19/2007
Updated Total IRS Gross Collections, FY2006 08/23/2007 
Updated State Government Tax Collections, 2006 08/23/2007
New

Monthly Average of Persons Participating in Food Stamp Program, FY2002 - FY2006
Data are also available for food stamp program benefits and average monthly benefits per person.

05/24/2007
Updated Distribution of State General Fund Expenditures (in millions), SFY2005 04/11/2007
Updated

Total State Expenditures (in millions), SFY2005
Data also available for per capita spending.

04/11/2007

Health Costs & Budgets

New or Updated Topics in this Category
 
Revision Type Topic/Comments Date
 
Updated

State Mental Health Agency, Mental Health Actual Dollar Expenditures (in Millions), FY 2005
Data are also available for SMHA Per Capita expenditures.

06/25/2008
New

Health Expenditures by State of Residence, 2004
Data on total health spending, health spending by service, average annual percent growth, health spending per capita, health spending per capita by service and average annual percent growth per capita.

09/18/2007
Updated Prescription Drugs, 2006
Data on total retail Rx drugs, total sales for retail Rx drugs, retail Rx drugs per capita and retail Rx drugs by age and gender.
09/06/2007
Updated Employer-Based Health Premiums, 2005
Data also available as Single Coverage, Family Coverage, and Employee-Plus-One Coverage
08/08/2007
Updated

Hospital Adjusted Expenses per Inpatient Day, 2005
Data also available as trends from 1999 to 2005.

04/17/2007

Health Coverage & Uninsured

New or Updated Topics in this Category
 
Revision Type Topic/Comments Date
 
Updated Percent of Private Sector Establishments That Offer Health Insurance to Employees, 2005
Data are also available by Firm Size.
5/15/2008
Updated

Point Change Among Nonelderly 0-64 by Coverage Type, 2005-2006
Data are also available for coverage changes among nonelderly adults and children.

10/22/2007
Updated

Health Insurance Coverage of Nonelderly 0-64, states (2005-2006), U.S. (2006)
Updated data are also available on Health Insurance status for the Total Population, Children, Adults, Nonelderly Uninsured, Nonelderly w/ Medicaid, and Nonelderly w/ ESI.

10/22/2007
Updated

Health Insurance Coverage of Children 0-18 Living Near Poverty (100% - 199% FPL), states (2005-2006), U.S. (2006)

10/22/2007
Updated

Health Insurance Coverage of the Total Population, states (2005-2006), U.S. (2006)
Data are also available for all coverage groups by age, gender, income, and race/ethnicity

10/22/2007

Health Status

New or Updated Topics in this Category
 
Revision Type Topic/Comments Date
 
Updated Participation in Physical Activity, 2007 7/01/2008
Updated Limited Activity Days per Month, 2007 7/01/2008
Updated Violent Crime Offenses, 2007 7/01/2008
Updated Prevalence of Diabetes2007 7/01/2008
Updated Prenatal Care2005 
Data are also available for percent of mothers beginning care by race/ethnicity.
6/25/2008
Updated Number of Births
Data are also available by race/ethnicity and Hispanic Origin of Mother.
6/25/2008
Updated Teen Birth Rate2005 
Overall birth rate is also available.
6/25/2008
Updated Preterm Births2005 
Preterm births as a percent of all births by race/ethnicity is also available.
6/25/2008
Updated Percent of Adults with Asthma by Age, 2007 
Data are also available by overall rate.
6/12/2008
Updated Percent of Adults with a Disability 6/12/2008
Updated Overweight and Obesity Rates for Adults by Race/Ethnicity, 2007
Data are also available by gender and overall rate.
6/11/2008
Updated Percent of Adults who Smoke
Data are also available by gender and race/ethnicity.
6/11/2008
Updated Firearms Death Rate per 100,000, 2004
Data are also available by gender and race.
3/26/2008
Updated Number of Reported Chlamydia Cases, 2006
Data are also available for Reported Gonorrhea Cases and Reported Syphilis Cases. 
3/26/2008
Updated Percent of Adults who had their Teeth Cleaned, 2004 3/25/2008
Updated Cessation Treatment under Medicaid, 2006 2/28/2008
Updated Number of Infant Deaths, 2004 1/03/2008
Updated Cerebrovascular Deaths
Data also available by gender and race/ethnicity.
12/05/2007
Updated Heart Disease Death Rate
Data also available by gender and race/ethnicity. 
12/05/2007
Updated

Infant Mortality Rate, 2002-2004
Data also available by race/ethnicity.

12/04/2007
Updated Percent of Adults Who Smoke, 2006 12/03/2007
Updated Percent of Adults Who are Overweight or Obese, 2006 12/03/2007
Updated

Alzheimer's Deaths per 100,000, 2004

11/28/2007
Updated Cancer Death Rate, 2004
Data also available by gender and race/ethnicity.
11/21/2007
Updated Percent who visited the dentist/clinic, 2006
Data also available for percent who had all natural teeth extracted, 2006.
11/21/2007
Updated Death Rate, 2005 11/16/2007 
Updated Child Death Rate, 2004 11/16/2007
Updated Teen Death Rate, 2004 11/16/2007
Updated  Number of Occupational Fatalities, 2005 08/09/2007
Updated Number of Deaths due to Colorectal Cancer per 100,000 Population, 2003 07/10/2007
Updated Percent of Children (0-17) Who had Both a Medical and Dental Preventive Care Visit in the Past 12 Months, 2003 07/10/2007
New

Percent of Children Age 19-35 Months Who Are Immunized, 2006
Data are also available by race/ethnicity.

06/21/2007
Updated

Percent of Adults Aged 65 and Over Who Had A Flu Shot within the Past Year, 2006
Data also available on percent receiving a pneumonia vaccine.

06/21/2007
Updated

State Embryonic & Fetal Research Laws as of January 2007
Data are also available for stem cell funding.

06/12/2007

HIV/AIDS

New or Updated Topics in this Category
 
Revision Type Topic/Comments Date
 
Updated Number of Deaths due to HIV Disease, 2005 5/15/2008
Updated Criminal Statutes on HIV Transmission, 2008 5/15/2008
Updated HIV in Prisons, 2006 4/28/2008
Updated AIDS Drugs Assistance Program, June 2007 4/28/2008
Updated Reported Number of AIDS Cases, All Ages, Cumulative through 2006
Data are also available for New AIDS CasesAnnual AIDS Case RatePersons living
with AIDS and for Cumulative Reported HIV Cases.
3/25/2008
Updated HIV Testing for Mothers and Newborns, February 2008 2/26/2008
Updated Deaths Due to HIV, 2004
Data are also available for Age-Adjusted Death Rate for HIV Disease.
12/19/2007
Updated Sterile Syringe Exchange Programs, 2005 11/15/2007
Updated Ryan White Program Total Funding, FY 2006
Data are also available for Funding by Title and Title II Funding by Component.
10/01/2007
Updated Total HIV/AIDS Federal Funding, FY 2006
Updated data are also available for all funding sources.
10/01/2007
Updated State Sex and STD/HIV Education Policy, as of August 1,2007 08/22/2007 
Updated

HIV Written Consent Testing, as of February 2007                                                                Updated data are also available for pre-test counseling for HIV Testing.

07/23/2007
Updated

AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) with Waiting Lists, as of May 16, 2007

06/26/2007
Updated

HIV Name Reporting, as of May 2007
Updated data are also available for anonymous/confidential testing.

05/17/2007
Updated

Total AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Budget, Federal and State Sources, FY2006
Data also available on ADAP drug expenditures, prescriptions, and formularies.

04/10/2007
Updated

Total AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Clients Served, June 2006
Data also available on clients by gender, race/ethnicity, age, income, and more.

04/10/2007
Updated

HIV Anonymous/Confidential Testing, as of May 2007

02/08/2007
Updated

Reported Number of AIDS Cases, All Ages, Cumulative through December 2005
Data on adult/adolescent and pediatric AIDS cases are also available. Data are also available by sex, race/ethnicity, and for adults/adolescents by exposure category.

11/30/2006
Updated New AIDS Cases, Reported in 2005
Data on adult/adolescent and pediatric new AIDS cases are available as well as new cases by sex and by race/ethnicity.
11/30/2006
Updated

AIDS Case Rate per 100,000 Population, All Ages, Reported in 2005
Data are also available for adults/adolescents by sex and by race/ethnicity.

11/30/2006

Managed Care & Health Insurance

New or Updated Topics in this Category
 
Revision Type Topic/Comments Date
 
Updated States That Allow Health Savings Accounts Deductions, 2008 7/1/2008
Updated Tax Credits or Deductions to Small Employers Offering Healthcare, 2008 7/1/2008
Updated Premium Assistance Programs for Small Employers, 2008 7/1/2008
Updated Long-Term Care Insurance Tax Incentives Offered by States, 2008 5/29/2008
Updated Patients' Rights, 2008 4/28/2008
Updated Mandated Insurance Benefits, 2008
Data are also available on benefits such as mental health services, clinical trials participation, diabetes, and cancer screening.
4/28/2008
Updated Small Group Health Insurance Market Guaranteed Issue, 2007
Data are also available on Rate Restrictions and Pre-Existing Condition Exclusion.
1/9/2008 
Updated Individual Market Guaranteed Issue, 2007
Data on Rate Restrictions, Portability Rules, and HIPAA Rules are also available.
1/9/2008 
Updated Expanded COBRA Continuation Coverage For Small Firm Employees, 2007
Data on State Conversion Coverage for Small Firm Employees and Definition of Dependency by Age are also available.
1/9/2008 
Updated State High Risk Pool Programs and Enrollment, 2007
Data on High Risk Pool Eligibility, Portability Rules, Plan Options and Premiums, Options and Enrollment, Benefit Maximum, and Prescription Coverage are also available.
1/9/2008 
Updated Number of HMOs, July 2006
Data on Total HMO Enrollment and State HMO Penetration Rate are also available.
08/13/2007
New Insurance Mandates for Childhood Vaccination, 2006 04/06/2007
Updated

State Authorization of Tax Credits or Deductions to Small Employers Offering Healthcare, 2006
Data on long term care insurance tax incentives are also available.

02/28/2007
Updated

State Authorization Health Savings Accounts, 2006

02/28/2007
Updated

State Mandated Benefits: Cancer Screening, 2006
Information on requirements for clinical trials is also available. 

02/28/2007
Updated

Patients' Rights: External Review, 2006
Data are also available on health plan liability, financial incentives to providers, and direct provider access.

02/28/2007
Updated

Small Group Health Insurance Market Guaranteed Issue, 2006
Data are also available on rate restrictions and pre-existing condition exclusions.

02/01/2007
Updated

Individual Market Guaranteed Issue (Not Applicable to HIPAA Eligible Individuals), 2006
Data are also available on rate restrictions, portability rules, and HIPAA rules.

02/01/2007

Medicaid & SCHIP

New or Updated Topics in this Category
 
Revision Type Topic/Comments Date
 
New Income Disregards in Children's Medicaid Programs, 2008
Data are also available for SCHIP Programs.
5/14/2008
New Medicaid Spending Estimates by State of Residence, 1995-2004 4/22/2008
Updated Federal Medicaid DSH Allotments, FY2008 3/20/2008
Updated State Medicaid Spending, SFY2006 3/11/2008
Updated Total Medicaid Enrollment, FY2005 2/28/2008
Updated Medicaid Payments per Enrollee, FY2005 2/28/2008
Updated Distribution of Medicaid Payments by Enrollment Group, FY2005 2/28/2008
Updated Income Eligibility Levels for Children's Regular Medicaid and Children's SCHIP-funded Medicaid Expansions by Annual Incomes and as a Percent of Federal Poverty Level, 2008
Data are also available for Children's Separate SCHIP Programs.
2/11/2008
Updated Income Eligibility for Parents Applying for Medicaid by Annual Income as a Percent of Federal Poverty Level (FPL), 2008
Data are also available for Pregnant Women.
2/11/2008
Updated No Asset Tests Required Under Medicaid for Pregnant Women, 2008
Data are also available for Presumptive Eligibility under Medicaid.
2/11/2008
Updated Has Joint Application Under Medicaid for Children and Separate SCHIP Program, 2008
Data are also available for all Enrollment Practices for Children.
2/11/2008 
Updated Uses a Joint Renewal Form Under Medicaid for Children's Medicaid and SCHIP- Funded Separate Program, 2008
Data are also available for all Renewal Practices for Children.
2/11/2008 
Updated Total SCHIP Expenditures, FY2007 1/30/2008 
Updated  Monthly Medicaid Enrollment, December 2006 1/30/2008
Updated Percent Change in Monthly SCHIP Enrollment, June 2006 to June 2007 1/30/2008 
Updated Monthly SCHIP Enrollment, June 2007 1/30/2008
Updated Total Home and Community Based Services Waivers, 2004
Data are also available for participants, waiting lists, and expenditures.
12/19/2007 
Updated Federal Matching Rate (FMAP) for Medicaid and Multiplier, FY 2003-FY2009
Data are also available for Federal matching Rate (FMAP) for SCHIP.
12/03/2007

Medicare

New or Updated Topics in this Category
 
Revision Type Topic/Comments Date
 
New

Medicare Spending Estimates by State of Residence, 1995-2004

4/22/2008
New

Medicare Spending Per Enrollee by State of Residence, 1995-2004

4/22/2008
New

Medicare Spending by Residence by Service Type, 2004

4/22/2008
Updated

Medicare Beneficiaries with Creditable Prescription Drug Coverage by Type, January 2008

2/22/2008
Updated Total Medicare Advantage Enrollment, 2007 02/21/2007
Updated Total Medicare Beneficiaries, 2008 02/21/2007 
Updated Number of Medicare Advantage Contracts, 2007
Data are also available by Plan Type.
08/06/2007
Updated Medicare Advantage Penetration, 2007 08/06/2007
Updated Medicare Advantage Total Enrollment, 2007
Data are also available by Plan Type.
08/06/2007

Minority Health

New or Updated Topics in this Category
 
Revision Type Topic/Comments Date
 
Updated

Medical School Graduates by Race/Ethnicity  Distribution of medical school graduates by Hispanic ethnicity also available.

6/30/2008

Providers & Service Use

New or Updated Topics in this Category
 
Revision Type Topic/Comments Date
 
Updated Paid Medical Malpractice Claims
Data are also available for payments on medical malpractice claims.
7/01/2008
Updated Total Hospitals, 2006
Data are also available for number of beds, admissions, and emergency room visits.
3/6/2008
Updated Total Nonfederal Physicians, 2007
Data are also available by gender, race, and field.
1/23/2008 
Updated Number of Nursing Home Residents, 2006
Data are also available for number of homes, number of beds, homes by ownership type, and nursing home deficiencies.
1/23/2008
Updated Total Health Care Employment, 2006 12/3/2007
Updated Number of Federally-Funded Qualified Health Centers, 2006
Data are also available for total delivery sites, total patients served and total encounters or visits.
12/3/2007
Updated

Number of Paid Medical Malpractice Claims, 2007
Data are also available for Medical Malpractice payments.

08/22/2007
Updated

Hospitals by Ownership Type, 2005
Data also available for admissions, hospital beds, ER visits, inpatient days, and outpatient visits.

04/17/2007
Updated

Total Health Care Employment, 2005
Data are also available as a percentage of total employment and by healthcare occupation type.

01/19/2007
Updated

Nonfederal Primary Care Physicians as a Percent of Total Physicians, 2006
Data are also available by primary care specialty field.

12/15/2006
Updated

Number of Dentists, 2006
Data are also available by gender and by specialty field.

12/07/2006

Women's Health

New or Updated Topics in this Category
 
Revision Type Topic/Comments Date
 
Updated Parent Consent/Notification Requirements for Minors Seeking Abortions, 2008 07/1/2008
Updated

States That Allow Institutions to Refuse Women's Health Services, 2008
Data are also available for individual providers.

07/1/2008
Updated Family Planning Under Medicaid, 2008 07/1/2008
Updated Cancer Screening for Women, 2008 6/25/2008
Updated Infertility Diagnosis and Treatment, 2008 6/25/2008
Updated Direct Access to OB/GYNs, 2008 6/25/2008
Updated Family Planning under Medicaid, March 2008 3/26/2008
Updated Number of Reported Legal Abortions by State of Occurrence, 2004 12/13/2007 
Updated Percentage of Children Ever Breastfed by Age and Exclusivity, 2007 09/27/2007
Updated Emergency Room Requirements to Offer/Provide Sexual Assault Survivors with Emergency Contraception, as of August 1, 2007 08/27/2007
Updated State Mandated Benefits: Contraceptives, as of August 1, 2007 08/