Data Changelog

This is a record of confirmed changes to PlainHealthAccess data, calculations, tools, and editorial methods. We list only changes that can be checked against a source refresh, a documented calculation, or a version-controlled site update. It is not a claim that every HRSA designation change is reflected immediately; see our methodology for source timing and coverage.

August 9, 2026

  • Public corrections alias. Added a /corrections redirect to the corrections process on the editorial & corrections policy, so typed or bookmarked corrections URLs resolve instead of 404ing. No data figures changed.

July 25, 2026

  • Added the County Care Access Profile. The new county tool provides a server-rendered view of active primary-care, mental-health, and dental HPSA designations; HPSA severity; MUA status; and county comparisons. Its calculations use the existing HRSA-backed county and designation tables, rather than a new or estimated data source.
  • Clarified published tool thresholds. The Provider Gap Calculator now identifies its HRSA primary-care shortage thresholds as external reference values. This was a source-attribution clarification, not a change to a county, state, or designation value.

Reporting a possible problem

If you spot a figure or label that appears inaccurate, use the corrections alias (the corrections process) or email hello@plainhealthaccess.com with the page URL and the figure in question. We verify reports against the relevant HRSA record, correct a confirmed issue at the data or calculation layer, and add a dated entry here when the change is published.

Download the HRSA shortage-designation extract cited on this page: hrsa-shortage-designations.csv or the JSON distribution (CC BY 4.0). Method notes live on /methodology and /data.

Every figure on PlainHealthAccess is rendered directly from HRSA source data, figures are sourced from HRSA publications and verified against primary sources. This page lists only corroborated PlainHealthAccess data, calculation, and method changes. It is not a live feed of every HRSA designation update. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, review the public data changelog, or report a data issue for this page. Data current as of August 2026.