Data on burden of comorbidities in the united states and medicaid expansion status

Authors : Tomi Akinyemijua, Justin Xavier Moore

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Comorbidities; Medicaid expansion; Affordable Care Act; Disparities

Citation: Tomi Akinyemijua, Justin Xavier Moore Data on burden of comorbidities in the united states and medicaid expansion status doi:10.1016/j.dib.2016.05.019

Received: 18 April 2016 Revised: 5 May 2016 Accepted: 12 May 2016 Available online: 20 May 2016

Copyright: 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )

Acknowledgments

Mr. Moore received grant support from R25 CA47888 from the National Cancer Institute. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the funding agencies.