State Medicaid Drug Utilization Data from 1997

State-reported data on covered outpatient drugs paid for by Medicaid agencies since the start of the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. The dataset includes state, drug name, National Drug Code, number of prescriptions, and dollars reimbursed. It is provided by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze state-level prescription volumes based on the reported number of prescriptions.
• Track pharmaceutical spending by Medicaid programs based on dollars reimbursed.
• Monitor drug utilization patterns across states based on drug name and National Drug Code.
• Study the impact of the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program over time based on the temporal coverage.

Strengths

• Data is reported by state Medicaid agencies, providing an official administrative source.
• Includes key financial and volume metrics: dollars reimbursed and number of prescriptions.
• Covers a long-term program, with data reported since the start of the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program.

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 states for covered outpatient drugs paid for by Medicaid agencies.

Time Range

Since the start of the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (likely from 1997 onward).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-08 20:33:36.672170; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States (state-level).