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An enlargeable map of the 124 combined statistical areas (CSAs) of the United States as of 2006. A core-based statistical area (CBSA) is a U.S. geographic area defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
The guidelines for calculating the FMAP are outlined in the Social Security Act and they exclusively determine the ratio of matching funds for each state's Medicaid program. Section 2105(b)of the Act stipulate that "Enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentages," or Enhanced FMAPs, will be calculated at the same time as the FMAPs.
ZCTAs or ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are the census equivalent of ZIP codes used for statistical purposes. The reason why regular ZIP codes are not used is because they are defined by routes rather than geographic boundaries. Thus, they have the tendency to overlap and otherwise create difficulties.
Medicare and Medicaid statistics More than 72 million people were enrolled in Medicaid as of July 2024. In 2023, Medicare had more than 66.7 million enrollees.
More than 80 million are enrolled in Medicaid in the U.S., and nearly 90 million are enrolled in both Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs (CHIP). Retirement at Any Age: ...
HCFA was renamed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on July 1, 2001. [9] [11] In 2013, a report by the inspector general found that CMS had paid $23 million in benefits to deceased beneficiaries in 2011. [12] In April 2014, CMS released raw claims data from 2012 that gave a look into what types of doctors billed Medicare the most. [13]
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) are statistical entities developed by the United States Census Bureau for tabulating summary statistics. These were introduced with the Census 2000 and continued with the 2010 Census and 5 year American Community Survey [1] datasets.
The Federal Reserve publishes data on premature death rates by county, defined as those dying below age 74. [57] According to the Kaiser Foundation, expanding Medicaid in the remaining 19 states would cover up to 4.5 million persons, [ 60 ] thus reducing mortality. [ 61 ]