vital-scans open quality ledger

www.medicaid.gov: image inventory

Unique images encountered on scanned pages in 2026-W36, 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 6227 page(s) scanned in 2026-W36.
CategoryCountShare
Total image occurrences39950—
Unique images26—
Has alt text3327983%
Decorative (alt="")667117%
Missing alt attribute00%

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 26 unique image(s).
VerdictImagesShareWhat it means
Looks good1558%Present, plausible, no red flags (still worth a human spot-check).
Decorative1142%alt="" or aria-hidden — intentionally not announced. Not a problem.

Image detail

Up to 500 unique image occurrences from 6227 page(s) scanned, most-reused first. — click a column heading to sort