Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX) Data
The Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX) data – formerly known as State Medicaid Research Files (SMRFs) – are person-level data files on Medicaid eligibility, service utilization and payments. There are five files:
• Person Summary File
• Inpatient Hospital File
• Long-Term Care File
• Prescription Drug File
• Other Services File
To learn more about the files, see
Introduction to Medicaid Analytic eXtract Data (250 KB PowerPoint zipped), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS)
FAQs and the Research Data Assistance Center's (ResDAC) Medicaid Assistance
FAQs.
Medicare Healthcare Cost Report Information System (HCRIS)
The Healthcare Cost Report Information System (HCRIS) dataset contains provider information such as
facility characteristics, utilization data, cost and charges by cost center in total and for Medicare. The dataset consists of every data element included in the HCRIS extract created for CMS by a provider's fiscal intermediary. Financial statement data and reimbursement data are included.
State Medicaid Fact Sheets
Customized fact sheets comparing states on a selection of key Medicaid indicators (Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured).
statehealthfacts.org
Colorado-level data on demographics and health and health policy compared and ranked to state and national averages (Kaiser Family Foundation).