Updated Data on State Health Facts

December 17, 2008 Data Update Statehealthfacts.org has recently added new and updated data on Demographics and the Economy, Medicaid & SCHIP, Medicare, Providers & Service Use, Health Status and Women’s Health. Demographics & the Economy

• Unemployment Rate The latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on unemployment rates have been added for all states and the nation, showing the growth from October 2007 to October 2008.
• Cost of Living VariationNew data on cost of living variation for families living in selected urban areas across the states are now available for 2008. Data are based on Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) analysis of the Council for Community and Economic Research’s ACCRA Cost of Living Index (COLI).
• Income TaxesUpdated data from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Census Bureau on tax collections in 2007 are now available for all states and the nation. Data on total gross state collections, state government tax collections, and state collections per capita have been added.
• State Fiscal DistressThe latest information on projected state budget shortfalls for state fiscal year 2009 from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is now available for all states and the nation.
• Food Stamp ProgramUpdated state-by-state data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on monthly food stamp enrollment are now available for September 2008.

Medicaid & SCHIP

• SCHIP Allotments and Projected Shortfalls New data are now available from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) on FY2008 SCHIP and FY2009 SCHIP projected financing and funding shortfalls. Data are available for all states and the nation and include states' own projected federal spending, federal SCHIP allotments, and projected shortfall amounts under current law.

Medicare

• Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) PenetrationUpdated data on Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) penetration rates from Kaiser’s Medicare Health and Prescription Drug Plan Tracker have been added for all states and the nation for 2008.

Providers & Service Use

• Medical MalpracticeUpdated 2007 data from the Kaiser Family Foundation’s analysis of the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) are now available on the number of paid medical malpractice claims and total malpractice payments for all states and the nation.

Health Status

• Disability Prevalence New data based on Cornell University’s analysis of the American Community Survey (ACS) on the percentage of adults with disabilities are available for all states and the nation for 2007.
• Teen DeathsThe latest data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation on teen death rates are now available for all states and the U.S. for 2005.

Women’s Health

• Breast and Cervical Cancer DeathsUpdated data from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) on deaths caused by breast cancer and cervical cancer have been added for 2005. Breast cancer and cervical cancer death rates by race/ethnicity are also available for all states and the nation.

Statehealthfacts.org, from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, provides free, up-to-date, and easy-to-use health and health policy data on all 50 states. Statehealthfacts.org has data on more than 600 health topics including Medicaid and SCHIP, Medicare, health coverage and the uninsured, health costs and budgets, providers and service use, minority health, women’s health, and HIV/AIDS