The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a Health Equity Data Book looking at Medicare, Medicaid, and the Marketplace populations. The Data Book presents an overview of data at-a-glance as well as CMS data focuses on demographics, chronic conditions, behavioral health conditions, and social determinants of health. This resource can be used by researchers, public health professionals, and others. The Data Book can help find, understand, and use up-to-date health disparities data to help inform policies, programs, and regulations.
View the Health Equity Data Book here.
This resource builds on past work from CMS to continue improving data to advance health equity. For more information on health equity data, please visit:
- CMS’ Resource of Health Equity-related Data Definitions, Standards, and Stratification Practices,
- The Path Forward: Improving Data to Advance Health Equity Solutions
- Data snapshots
- Data highlights
- Stratified reporting
- Mapping Medicare Disparities Tool
The CMS Office of Minority Health offers a Health Equity Technical Assistance program to assist organizations, researchers, and those looking for assistance with health equity data collection and analysis, resources to embed health equity, and other resources to improve health equity efforts. Contact HealthEquityTA@cms.hhs.gov for more information.
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