Medicaid Vision Health Prevalence Rates 2016-2019

2016-2019 de-identified summary table of prevalence rates for vision and eye health indicators from Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX) data. Prevalence estimates are stratified by age group, gender, and state.

Use Cases

• Analyze prevalence rate trends across age group and gender strata for specific vision health indicators.
• Compare state-level prevalence rates for eye health diagnoses and service utilization metrics.
• Investigate correlations between demographic strata (age group, gender) and vision health indicator prevalence.

Strengths

• Data spans four years (2016-2019) of Medicaid and CHIP claims.
• Prevalence estimates are stratified by multiple demographic dimensions including age group, gender, and state.
• Dataset is maintained by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and was updated in May 2023.

Limitations

• Not all U.S. states are included in the MAX data for all years, limiting national representativeness.
• Data is a convenience sample of processed claims and may not capture the full Medicaid/CHIP population.
• The latest available claims data referenced is from 2014, making the underlying source data potentially stale.

Provenance

Source

Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX) data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Collection Method

De-identified summary table of prevalence rates derived from person-level Medicaid eligibility, service utilization, diagnoses, and payment files.

Time Range

2016-2019

Freshness

Dataset last updated May 2023; source claims data is from 2014-2019.

Geography

United States (specific states vary by year)