Analyze Medicaid data for validation of Synthea MDT output

[Joseph LeGrand]

Problem Statement

We need to analyze Medicaid prescription data to use as validation of the output of the MDT. We would hope to see similar distributions of medications across the real Medicaid patient population and the synthetic Synthea population based on MEPS distributions.

Criteria for Success

Initially, success looks like just understanding the Medicaid data and having a strategy for using it for validation.
Ultimately, success looks like being able to show that pediatric Synthea patients with asthma have similar medication distributions as real Medicaid patients in a similar age range, gender, and state.

Additional Information

Note: we would be comparing 2018 data.
https://data.medicaid.gov/State-Drug-Utilization/State-Drug-Utilization-Data-2018/e5ds-i36p

[Joseph LeGrand]

Ended up not using Medicaid data - just MEPS.