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Find links to HHS information sources, benefits eligibility guidelines, health care and human services locators, health insurance contacts, statistics, reports, and tools to compare healthcare facilities and Medicare coverage options.

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Health Insurance Information

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Statistics

Get statistics and reports on births, deaths, diseases, healthcare spending, and the health profession workforce.

  • National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC))
    NCHS (en español) is the principal health statistics agency. It collects data from birth and death records, medical records, interview surveys and through direct physical exams and laboratory testing.  A few of its statistical offerings are mentioned below.  Visit their home page to view other available data.
    • FastStats A to Z
      Provides quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance and is organized alphabetically. Links are provided to publications that include the statistics, sources of more data, and related web pages.
    • Health E-Stats
      Web-only release of selected statistics.
    • Health, United States
      Annual report on trends in health statistics. It contains more than 150 health tables on topics including birth and death rates, infant mortality, life expectancy, morbidity and health status, risk factors, use of ambulatory and inpatient care, health personnel and facilities, financing of health care, health insurance and managed care, and much more.
    • Health Data Interactive
      Presents tables with national health statistics for infants, children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. Tables can be customized by age, gender, race/ethnicity, and geographic location.
    • CDC Wonder
      Provides easy-to-use, menu-driven access to CDC statistical research data, as well as reference materials, reports and guidelines on health-related topics. Public-use data sets about mortality (deaths), cancer incidence, HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis, vaccinations, natality (births), census data and many other topics are available for query.
    • Public-Use Data Files and Documentation
      Users of this service have access to data sets, documentation, and questionnaires from National Center for Health Statistics surveys and data collection systems.
  • America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being  (ChildStats.gov)
    Find statistics on family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education and health.
  • Medicare/Medicaid Research, Statistics, Data & Systems (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS))
    Access information from the many Medicaid and Medicare data systems and annual Data Compendiums giving key statistics about CMS programs and health care spending.
  • Gateway to Data and Statistics (ASPE)
    Locate key health and human services data and statistics. Sources include federal, state and local government sponsored information.
  • Health Workforce Analysis Area Resource File (HRSA)
    Get data on more than 7,000 variables for each county in the U.S., including geographic codes and classifications; health professions supply and detailed demographics; health facility numbers and types; hospital utilization; population characteristics and economic data; environment; and health professions training resources. Reports can be customized.

 


Compare Facilities

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Compare Plans

Explore Medicare prescription drug plans and health care options to find coverage that meets your needs.