A list of datasets I use or recommend for research in health and labor economics
Administrative Claims
Medicare : fee-for-service Parts A/B/D and Medicare Advantage encounter data
Medicaid Claims Data (T-MSIS / TAF): managed care and fee-for-service claims for all 50 states
Medicaid TAF Data Quality Atlas: assesses TAF usability state-by-state
HIRD (Healthcare Integrated Research Database): commercial claims via Elevance Health
Health Surveys
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveilance System (BRFSS): state-level behavioral and chronic-condition survey
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS): nationally representative health survey
Longitudinal Surveys
Panel Survey of Income Dynamics (PSID): the longest-running household panel
U.S. National Longitudinal Surveys: labor and life-course panels