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Understanding the Medicaid MAGI and CHIP Application Process Time Performance Indicator
The speed and accuracy with which state Medicaid programs process applications will become increasingly important as the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) comes to an end. Read More
Pandemic-Era Trends in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance (ESI), 2019-2020
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt many patterns of life and work in the United States and internationally, while exacerbating many long-standing concerns regarding health care affordability, access, and utilization as well as rates of health insurance coverage for Americans. Read More
Updates to Minnesota's Community and Uninsured Profile Resource to Reflect 2016-2020 ACS Estimates
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State and Federal Relief Prevented Deep Backslide in Health Care Affordability in California in 2020 (CHCF Cross Post)
The following content is cross-posted from California Health Care Foundation. It was first published on May 18, 2022. Read More
2021 NHIS Full-Year Health Insurance Estimates Early Release: Coverage Rates Remain Stable Overall, Changes Visible across Demographic Groups (Infographic)
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released health insurance coverage estimates for 2021 from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) as part of the NHIS Early Release Program. Read More
SHADAC Advocates a Data-based Approach to Advancing Medicaid and CHIP Access Monitoring Plan (Response to CMS Request for Information)
On February 17, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a request for information (RFI) regarding access to coverage and care in Medicaid and the Chil Read More
Minnesota’s uninsured rate hit historic low in 2021 but racial disparities increased (Minnesota Department of Health Cross Post)
Today, the Health Economics Program (HEP) of the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) released results from the 2021 Minnesota Health Access Survey (MNHA) - a bie Read More
Understanding the Undercount of Medicaid Enrollees in the 2020 Current Population Survey Health Insurance Coverage Data
Studies have long shown that surveys underestimate the number of people enrolled in Medicaid, and that the extent of this “undercount” varies across surveys and states. Read More
Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the U.S. has Reached a Plateau: Evidence from the Household Pulse Survey
Previous analysis produced by SHADAC using data from the Household Pulse Survey (HPS) showed promising evidence of a reduction in COVID-19 vaccine h Read More
Six Measures on SHADAC’s State Health Compare Now Updated to Include Pandemic-era Data for Health Behaviors and Outcomes
As part of our commitment to releasing relevant and timely state-level data, estimates for six measures on SHADAC’s State Health Compare web tool have recently been updated with data from the first years of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 and 2021. Read More