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data.medicaid.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 change+5 better
Median axe violations / page0no change-1 better
Median page weight (KB)2056 KB-91 KB better-58 KB better
Reading ease (Flesch)26.2-0.8000000000000007 worse-1.8000000000000007 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 W24W32W4023490
Pages affected by axe severity, by week
WeekSeriousModerate
2026-W2492031
2026-W25102342
2026-W26102349
2026-W27101343
2026-W281093
2026-W291094
2026-W301096
2026-W311098
2026-W32799
2026-W337100
2026-W344762
2026-W35656
2026-W36646
2026-W37656
2026-W38646
2026-W39658
2026-W40519

Fast? — Lighthouse over time

Lighthouse category scores over 17 weeks
Performance Accessibility Best practices SEO W24W32W401000
Lighthouse category scores by week
WeekPerformanceAccessibilityBest practicesSEO
2026-W241297100100
2026-W251297100100
2026-W261297100100
2026-W271297100100
2026-W281297100100
2026-W291397100100
2026-W301497100100
2026-W311297100100
2026-W321497100100
2026-W331497100100
2026-W341697100100
2026-W351697100100
2026-W361897100100
2026-W371497100100
2026-W382097100100
2026-W392097100100
2026-W402197100100

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 — better (2110 KB → 2056 KB)
W24W32W4021470
Median page weight (KB) by week
WeekMedian page weight (KB)
2026-W242110 KB
2026-W252110 KB
2026-W262111 KB
2026-W272114 KB
2026-W282114 KB
2026-W292113 KB
2026-W302116 KB
2026-W312116 KB
2026-W322117 KB
2026-W332125 KB
2026-W342127 KB
2026-W352144 KB
2026-W362147 KB
2026-W372147 KB
2026-W382147 KB
2026-W392057 KB
2026-W402056 KB
Median requests per page over 17 weeks — better (27 → 26)
W24W32W40270
Median requests per page by week
WeekMedian requests per page
2026-W2427
2026-W2526
2026-W2626
2026-W2726
2026-W2826
2026-W2926
2026-W3026
2026-W3126
2026-W3226
2026-W3326
2026-W3426
2026-W3526
2026-W3626
2026-W3726
2026-W3826
2026-W3926
2026-W4026
Mean CO₂ per page (g) over 17 weeks — better (0.3208 g → 0.3124 g)
W24W32W400.34050
Mean CO₂ per page (g) by week
WeekMean CO₂ per page (g)
2026-W240.3208 g
2026-W250.3207 g
2026-W260.3309 g
2026-W270.324 g
2026-W280.3227 g
2026-W290.3373 g
2026-W300.3308 g
2026-W310.3214 g
2026-W320.3219 g
2026-W330.3389 g
2026-W340.3405 g
2026-W350.3265 g
2026-W360.3348 g
2026-W370.3247 g
2026-W380.3259 g
2026-W390.3167 g
2026-W400.3124 g

Findable? — readability over time

Reading ease (Flesch) over 17 weeks — worse (31.4 → 26.2)
W24W32W4031.40
Reading ease (Flesch) by week
WeekReading ease (Flesch)
2026-W2431.4
2026-W2528
2026-W2629
2026-W2728
2026-W2826
2026-W2926
2026-W3028.7
2026-W3128
2026-W3227
2026-W3327.2
2026-W3427.2
2026-W3527.5
2026-W3627
2026-W3727
2026-W3827.2
2026-W3926
2026-W4026.2
Reading grade (Flesch-Kincaid) over 17 weeks — worse (17.2 → 17.4)
W24W32W40180
Reading grade (Flesch-Kincaid) by week
WeekReading grade (Flesch-Kincaid)
2026-W2417.2
2026-W2517
2026-W2617.2
2026-W2718
2026-W2817.9
2026-W2918
2026-W3017.5
2026-W3118
2026-W3218
2026-W3317.4
2026-W3417.1
2026-W3517.4
2026-W3617
2026-W3717
2026-W3817.7
2026-W3918
2026-W4017.4
Words per page (median) over 17 weeks — 1866 → 1789
W24W32W4018660
Words per page (median) by week
WeekWords per page (median)
2026-W241866
2026-W251817
2026-W261815
2026-W271857
2026-W281783
2026-W291793
2026-W301796
2026-W311796
2026-W321779
2026-W331843
2026-W341676
2026-W351738
2026-W361748
2026-W371779
2026-W381687
2026-W391793
2026-W401789

Trustworthy? — technology & standards over time

Technologies detected over 16 weeks — 9 → 8
W25W32W4090
Technologies detected by week
WeekTechnologies detected
2026-W259
2026-W269
2026-W279
2026-W289
2026-W299
2026-W309
2026-W319
2026-W329
2026-W339
2026-W348
2026-W358
2026-W368
2026-W378
2026-W388
2026-W398
2026-W408
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%