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data.healthcare.gov: History & Trends

How this site has changed over time. The weekly overview answers "what should I fix now?"; this page answers "how are we trending?"

Tracking since 2026-W24 — 17 weeks recorded. Accessibility score is stable (+0 pts since 2026-W36). Download the full trend series: CSV · JSON.

How the latest week compares

Latest week (2026-W40) vs. earlier look-back windows. positive/negative is relative to each measure — coloured by better or worse
MeasureNowvs 4 wk agovs 13 wk ago
Accessibility score100no changeno change
Median axe violations / page0no changeno change
Median page weight (KB)2823 KB-91 KB better+63 KB worse
Reading ease (Flesch)38.2+2.200000000000003 better-7.799999999999997 worse
Standards checks passing (%)64%no change+14% better

Accessible? — severity over time

Pages affected by axe severity over 17 weeks (lower is better)
Serious Moderate Minor W24W32W40180
Pages affected by axe severity, by week
WeekSeriousModerateMinor
2026-W244141
2026-W254141
2026-W264141
2026-W274141
2026-W284141
2026-W294141
2026-W304131
2026-W314131
2026-W324131
2026-W334131
2026-W344131
2026-W354131
2026-W364131
2026-W374131
2026-W384181
2026-W394181
2026-W404181

Fast? — Lighthouse over time

Lighthouse category scores over 17 weeks
Performance Accessibility Best practices SEO W24W32W401000
Lighthouse category scores by week
WeekPerformanceAccessibilityBest practicesSEO
2026-W241097100100
2026-W25697100100
2026-W26797100100
2026-W27997100100
2026-W28697100100
2026-W291897100100
2026-W30897100100
2026-W31897100100
2026-W32997100100
2026-W33797100100
2026-W342297100100
2026-W351997100100
2026-W362397100100
2026-W371297100100
2026-W382997100100
2026-W392897100100
2026-W401597100100

Lighthouse trend points are based on sampled pages and can vary week-to-week depending on which pages were sampled.

Sustainable? — page weight, requests & carbon over time

Median page weight (KB) over 17 weeks — worse (2758 KB → 2823 KB)
W24W32W4029140
Median page weight (KB) by week
WeekMedian page weight (KB)
2026-W242758 KB
2026-W252758 KB
2026-W262759 KB
2026-W272760 KB
2026-W282763 KB
2026-W292761 KB
2026-W302763 KB
2026-W312763 KB
2026-W322764 KB
2026-W332765 KB
2026-W342912 KB
2026-W352912 KB
2026-W362914 KB
2026-W372914 KB
2026-W382845 KB
2026-W392845 KB
2026-W402823 KB
Median requests per page over 17 weeks — better (94 → 33)
W24W32W40940
Median requests per page by week
WeekMedian requests per page
2026-W2494
2026-W2594
2026-W2694
2026-W2794
2026-W2894
2026-W2994
2026-W3094
2026-W3194
2026-W3294
2026-W3394
2026-W3494
2026-W3594
2026-W3694
2026-W3794
2026-W3894
2026-W3994
2026-W4033
Mean CO₂ per page (g) over 17 weeks — worse (0.4202 g → 0.4303 g)
W24W32W400.45050
Mean CO₂ per page (g) by week
WeekMean CO₂ per page (g)
2026-W240.4202 g
2026-W250.4224 g
2026-W260.4171 g
2026-W270.4213 g
2026-W280.422 g
2026-W290.4214 g
2026-W300.4226 g
2026-W310.4231 g
2026-W320.423 g
2026-W330.4243 g
2026-W340.4505 g
2026-W350.4412 g
2026-W360.4425 g
2026-W370.4455 g
2026-W380.4349 g
2026-W390.4347 g
2026-W400.4303 g

Findable? — readability over time

Reading ease (Flesch) over 17 weeks — better (34 → 38.2)
W24W32W40460
Reading ease (Flesch) by week
WeekReading ease (Flesch)
2026-W2434
2026-W2541
2026-W2639
2026-W2746
2026-W2839.7
2026-W2940
2026-W3038
2026-W3140
2026-W3239
2026-W3338.2
2026-W3439
2026-W3538
2026-W3636
2026-W3738.2
2026-W3835
2026-W3938.2
2026-W4038.2
Reading grade (Flesch-Kincaid) over 17 weeks — better (16 → 15.5)
W24W32W40160
Reading grade (Flesch-Kincaid) by week
WeekReading grade (Flesch-Kincaid)
2026-W2416
2026-W2515
2026-W2614.9
2026-W2713
2026-W2814.9
2026-W2915
2026-W3016
2026-W3115
2026-W3214.5
2026-W3315.1
2026-W3416
2026-W3515
2026-W3616
2026-W3715
2026-W3816
2026-W3915.8
2026-W4015.5
Words per page (median) over 17 weeks — 1921 → 1508
W24W32W4019210
Words per page (median) by week
WeekWords per page (median)
2026-W241921
2026-W251595
2026-W261529
2026-W271596
2026-W281585
2026-W291519
2026-W301519
2026-W311519
2026-W321585
2026-W331509
2026-W341509
2026-W351519
2026-W361540
2026-W371509
2026-W381509
2026-W391465
2026-W401508

Trustworthy? — technology & standards over time

Technologies detected over 15 weeks — 12 → 11
W26W33W40140
Technologies detected by week
WeekTechnologies detected
2026-W2612
2026-W2712
2026-W2812
2026-W2912
2026-W3012
2026-W3114
2026-W3214
2026-W3314
2026-W3411
2026-W3511
2026-W3611
2026-W3711
2026-W3811
2026-W3911
2026-W4011
Standards checks passing (%) over 16 weeks — unchanged
W25W32W40640
Standards checks passing (%) by week
WeekStandards checks passing (%)
2026-W2564%
2026-W2650%
2026-W2750%
2026-W2850%
2026-W2950%
2026-W3064%
2026-W3164%
2026-W3264%
2026-W3364%
2026-W3464%
2026-W3564%
2026-W3664%
2026-W3764%
2026-W3864%
2026-W3964%
2026-W4064%
Security checks passing (%) over 16 weeks — unchanged
W25W32W40630
Security checks passing (%) by week
WeekSecurity checks passing (%)
2026-W2563%
2026-W2663%
2026-W2763%
2026-W2863%
2026-W2963%
2026-W3063%
2026-W3163%
2026-W3263%
2026-W3363%
2026-W3463%
2026-W3563%
2026-W3663%
2026-W3763%
2026-W3863%
2026-W3963%
2026-W4063%