Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is highlighting data products the agency released during the month of September:

Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) – Annual Updates

The 2025 Socio-demographic and Health Characteristics of Medicare Beneficiaries Early Release PUF provides an overview of socio-demographic characteristics, chronic conditions, and functional limitations of Medicare beneficiaries. This PUF is based on data from the 2025 MCBS Survey File – Early Release Limited Data Set.

The 2025 Internet Access and Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Preliminary Estimates PUF provides an overview of access to the internet, frequency of internet use, and type of internet use among Medicare beneficiaries, overall and by demographic and health characteristics.

The 2025 Medicare Beneficiaries’ Knowledge of Their Right to File a Complaint or an Appeal Preliminary Estimates PUF provides an overview of Medicare beneficiaries’ knowledge of their right to file a complaint or an appeal with Medicare, overall and by demographic and health characteristics.

Cost Report Datasets – Annual Update

The Cost Report Datasets provide user-friendly access to data extracted from the Healthcare Cost Report Information System (HCRIS). Each dataset is organized at the hospital or facility level and includes select measures such as facility characteristics, utilization measures, cost and charge data by cost center, Medicare settlement data, and financial statement data. This release incorporates 2024 data and updates earlier years data for the Hospital Cost Report Dataset, the Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Report Dataset, and the Home Health Agency Cost Report Dataset.   

CMS Program Statistics – Annual Update

The CMS Program Statistics presents detailed summary statistics on the characteristics of Medicare populations, utilization, and payments, as well as counts for Medicare-certified institutional and non-institutional providers, and Medicare premiums. The annual update now includes reports with data for calendar years 2023 and 2024.

Medicare Telehealth Trends – Quarterly Update

The Medicare Telehealth Trends Data highlights trends in the use of telehealth services between January 1, 2020 and March 31, 2026.  The data allow for analysis of telehealth utilization by quarter, state, and various demographic characteristics.

Medicare Enrollment – Monthly Update

The Medicare Monthly Enrollment Public Use File and Medicare Enrollment Dashboard present counts of Medicare beneficiaries with hospital/medical coverage and prescription drug coverage by geographic area and now include enrollee counts for June 2026.