New maps and data now available for Federally Qualified Health Centers

This indicator reports the number of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in the community. This indicator is relevant because FQHCs are community assets that provide health care to vulnerable populations; they receive extra funding from the federal government to promote access to ambulatory care in areas designated as medically underserved.

Preventable Hospitalizations, 2017

New maps and data now are available for the Preventable Hospitalization Rate indicator. Data source changed from the Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Mapping Medicare Disparities tool. Data have been updated through report year 2017. Trends over time now available beginning with year 2012. Indicator breakouts by race and ethnicity are now available.

Unemployment Rate

Using the most current U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics release, unemployment rate data and maps have been updated to July 2020.

Annual Wellness Exam, 2017

A new indicator has been added to the reporting platform! This indicator reports the annual wellness exam utilization rates among Medicare beneficiaries from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Mapping Medicare Disparities tool. Data are reported for the latest report period (2017) with trends over time available beginning with year 2012. Data breakouts by race and ethnicity are also available.