State Medicaid Drug Utilization Data for 2019

State-reported data tracks outpatient drug prescriptions paid for by Medicaid agencies. The dataset includes drug names, National Drug Codes, prescription counts, and dollars reimbursed for the year 2019. It originates from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and was last updated on the platform in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze state-level prescription volumes based on reported number of prescriptions.
• Compare drug reimbursement costs across states based on dollars reimbursed.
• Track specific pharmaceutical product utilization based on National Drug Code identifiers.
• Study Medicaid-covered outpatient drug markets based on reported drug names.

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 the full year 2019, offering a complete annual snapshot.

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 states for covered outpatient drugs paid for by state Medicaid agencies.

Time Range

2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-08 20:35:24.541717; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States (state-level)