State Medicaid Outpatient Drug Utilization and Spending, 2001

State-reported data for Medicaid-covered outpatient drugs includes drug names, National Drug Codes, prescription counts, and reimbursement dollars. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services provides this data starting from the inception of the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. The dataset's last recorded update was on 2026-04-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze state-level prescription volumes and costs based on reported drug name and reimbursement data.
• Track pharmaceutical market share within Medicaid programs based on National Drug Code and prescription counts.
• Compare drug utilization and spending across different states based on the state-level reporting structure.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
• Covers a specific program (Medicaid Drug Rebate) starting from its inception.
• Includes key financial and volume metrics: dollars reimbursed and number of prescriptions.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Collection Method

Reported by state Medicaid agencies for covered outpatient drugs.

Time Range

2001

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-08 20:30:25.304755; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States (state-level)