vital-scans open quality ledger

www.medicaid.gov: image inventory

Unique images encountered on scanned pages in 2026-W31, deduplicated by URL and Alt — the same image reused across pages with the same explanation is one row. Images with alternate captions are split into separate rows.

Image alt-text coverage across 6787 page(s) scanned in 2026-W31.
CategoryCountShare
Total image occurrences51752—
Unique images147—
Has alt text3822574%
Decorative (alt="")1351026%
Missing alt attribute170%

Alt-text quality

Beyond present-vs-missing, each unique image's alt text is classified for quality. Filenames, redundant phrasing ("image of…"), and too-short or too-long values are technically present but unhelpful — the cases a human should rewrite. Decorative and "looks good" are not problems.

Alt-text quality across 147 unique image(s).
VerdictImagesShareWhat it means
Redundant / meaningless21%Phrases like "image of…" or bare values like "photo" add nothing.
Too long2114%So long it probably belongs in a caption or a separate description.
Looks good10068%Present, plausible, no red flags (still worth a human spot-check).
Decorative2416%alt="" or aria-hidden — intentionally not announced. Not a problem.

Image detail

Up to 500 unique image occurrences from 6787 page(s) scanned, most-reused first. — click a column heading to sort