State Medicaid Drug Utilization Data from 1993

State-reported data on outpatient drugs paid for by Medicaid agencies since the program's inception. The dataset includes drug names, National Drug Codes, prescription counts, and dollars reimbursed for each state. It is provided by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing state-level prescription drug spending based on dollars reimbursed.
• Tracking the utilization of specific drugs across states based on drug name and National Drug Code.
• Comparing prescription volumes between states based on the number of prescriptions.
• Researching the impact of the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program on drug utilization patterns.

Strengths

• Data covers the period since the start of the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, providing longitudinal context.
• Includes key financial and volume metrics: dollars reimbursed and number of prescriptions.
• Sourced from the authoritative U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Collection Method

Reported by state Medicaid agencies for covered outpatient drugs.

Time Range

From 1993 (the start of the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program) onwards.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 08 20:31:05.360931; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States, by state.