Exploring Medicare Costs
Do geographic differences in Medicare costs correspond to higher rates of disease, frequent use of health facilities, and local behavioral health risks?
What You Missed at APDU 2017
What is administrative data? Can it improve, complement, or replace survey data? These were some of the big questions discussed at the APDU 2017 conference.
CDC 500 Cities Data on PolicyMap
PolicyMap now displays data from the CDC 500 Cities project, which includes census tract level measures related to chronic health conditions.
Mapping Hate Crime
Hate crime data, including crimes motivated by bias against race/ethnicity/ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and gender/gender identity, are now available on PolicyMap.
Hospitals: Quality of Care Data Now Available in PolicyMap
New data from CMS related to quality of care in hospitals is now available in PolicyMap!
Solutions to Gerrymandering
Many people think gerrymandering is a significant problem. How do we go about identifying and preventing it? Here are a few solutions.
A Deeper Look at Gerrymandering
With political tension running high it is useful to understand the different types of gerrymandering and some possible solutions.
Gini Index of Inequality: Now on PolicyMap
Explore income inequality at the local level using the Gini Index data now on PolicyMap.
HOLC Lending Boundaries: Features and Functionality
Learn how HOLC historic lending boundaries can be used with current data on PolicyMap to examine neighborhoods today.