New Data on Medicaid Enrollment and Costs, Medicaid Managed Care, Health Insurance Premiums, HMOs, and More

August 5, 2010 Data Update Statehealthfacts.org has recently added new and updated data on Medicaid & CHIP, Medicare, Health Coverage & Uninsured, Health Costs & Budgets, Health Insurance & Managed Care, Providers & Service Use, Health Status, and Demographics & the Economy. You can also view a list of all recent updates. Medicaid & CHIP Medicaid Expansion under Health Reform New data from the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) and the Urban Institute on the projected impact of the new health reform law on both Medicaid enrollment and costs by 2019 are now available for all states and the nation. Medicaid Managed Care Updated state-by-state data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as of June 30, 2009 on the total number of Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in managed care plans and enrollment by plan type are available. Medicare Medicare Enrollment New data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Medicare enrollees with Medicare hospital insurance and/or supplementary medical insurance as of July 2008 have been added and are available for all states and the nation. Also new from CMS are data on enrollees with end stage renal disease (ESRD) as of July 2008. Health Coverage & Uninsured Private Sector Coverage The most recent data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) on the percentage of firms offering health insurance to employees and of firms offering health insurance coverage by firm size have been added for 2009. Health Costs & Budgets Employer-Based Health Premiums Updated data on employer-based insurance premiums based on AHRQ’s Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) are now available by state. These include the average annual cost for single coverage, family coverage, and employee-plus-one coverage for 2009. The average share of the premium contributed by employees and employers are also available for all coverage types. Health Insurance & Managed Care Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) Updated state-by-state data from Healthleaders Inc. on the number of HMOs operating in each state, total HMO enrollment, and HMO penetration rates have been added for January 2009 and July 2009. Providers & Service Use Access to Care State-by-state data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) on the percentage of adults reporting not seeing a doctor due to cost are available for 2009. Health Status Child and Teen Mortality Updated 2007 data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation on the death rates for children ages 1-14 and teenagers ages 15-19 are available for all states and the nation. The child and teen mortality data are also available in trend form for 1990-2007. Obesity The latest CDC data from the BRFSS on adults who are overweight or obese have been added for all states and the nation for 2009. Data are also available by gender and race/ethnicity. Physical Activity Updated state-by-state data from the CDC’s BRFSS on adult participation levels in physical activity for 2009 are now available. Diabetes New BRFSS data from the CDC on the percentage of adults diagnosed with diabetes in 2009 have also been added and are available for all states and the nation. Adult Vaccinations Other 2009 data from the CDC’s BRFSS include the percentage of the elderly who have ever had a pneumonia vaccine and the percentage of the elderly who had an influenza vaccine in the past year. Demographics & the Economy State Budget Shortfalls New data on projected state budget shortfalls for state fiscal year (SFY) 2012 have been added and are available for all states and the nation from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). Data on state budget shortfalls for SFY 2011 and SFY 2010 have been updated. Unemployment The most recent data on unemployment rates have been added from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for all states and the nation for June 2010. State Fiscal Distress Measures of aggregate state rankings in foreclosures, unemployment, and food stamp participation have been updated with the latest information from the BLS and RealtyTrac. Statehealthfacts.org is a Kaiser Family Foundation website.