TY - JOUR
T1 - Data on burden of comorbidities in the united states and medicaid expansion status
AU - Akinyemiju, Tomi
AU - Moore, Justin Xavier
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Authors.
PY - 2016/9/1
Y1 - 2016/9/1
N2 - The high prevalence of comorbidities among US adults is a major public health problem. However, there is limited data on the geographic distribution of comorbidities. In addition, recent changes to health insurance programs in the US through the Affordable Care Act, and the Medicaid expansion program specifically, has the potential to significantly improve the prevention and management of comorbid conditions in the US. In a recent analysis, we examined disparities in the burden of comorbidities among US adults by state Medicaid expansion status, (Akinyemiju et al., 2016) [1]. Here, we provide additional data showing the state level mean number of comorbidities in all 50 US states for African-Americans and whites, stratified by Medicaid expansion status. In addition, we provide a map of the US states showing the geographic distribution of comorbidities and stratified by race/ethnicity and gender.
AB - The high prevalence of comorbidities among US adults is a major public health problem. However, there is limited data on the geographic distribution of comorbidities. In addition, recent changes to health insurance programs in the US through the Affordable Care Act, and the Medicaid expansion program specifically, has the potential to significantly improve the prevention and management of comorbid conditions in the US. In a recent analysis, we examined disparities in the burden of comorbidities among US adults by state Medicaid expansion status, (Akinyemiju et al., 2016) [1]. Here, we provide additional data showing the state level mean number of comorbidities in all 50 US states for African-Americans and whites, stratified by Medicaid expansion status. In addition, we provide a map of the US states showing the geographic distribution of comorbidities and stratified by race/ethnicity and gender.
KW - Affordable Care Act
KW - Comorbidities
KW - Disparities
KW - Medicaid expansion
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U2 - 10.1016/j.dib.2016.05.019
DO - 10.1016/j.dib.2016.05.019
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84969941374
SN - 2352-3409
VL - 8
SP - 120
EP - 122
JO - Data in Brief
JF - Data in Brief
ER -