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Latino Children in California Face Inequitable Access to Care (Infographic)

According to the 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH), Latino children in California face lower access to health care than their white counterparts across multiple access indicators. Read More

Obesity Rate Increased Nationally for Second Year in a Row: New Data on State Health Compare

The prevalence of obesity among adults in the United States increased to 30.1 percent in 2017, up from 29.6 percent in 2016, according to SHADAC’s analysis of new Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Read More

Lynn Blewett in Health Affairs Blog: Examining the New Basic Health Plan Financing Rule

Employer-Sponsored Insurance, 2013-2017: Premiums Grow Faster, Deductibles Continue to Increase - Chartbook and State Fact Sheets

The nation’s attention has recently concentrated on health insurance coverage purchased through Affordable Care Act marketplaces, but it is important to remember that the majority of non-elderly Americans (51.6%) continue to get their health insurance coverage from an employer. Read More

Tiered Provider Cost-Sharing: Improving Efficiency through Consumer Choice and Provider Incentives

The Minnesota State Employee Group Insurance Program (SEGIP) has covered Minnesota state employees and their dependents using a tiered provider model since 2002. Read More

Now Available: 2017 State & County Uninsured Tables, with Comparison Year 2016

2017 ACS: More States Saw Declines in Private and Public Coverage, Fewer Saw Increases, than in 2016

The U.S. Census Bureau released the full state files for the 2017 American Community Survey (ACS) today, including state-level information about health insurance coverage by coverage type. Read More

2017 ACS: Uninsured Rate Increased Nationally and in 14 States (Infographic)

New health insurance coverage estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS) show that there was a statistically significant 0.2 percentage point increase in the national uninsured rate between 2016 and 2017. Read More

NHIS: 2018 Uninsured Rates Unchanged from 2017

The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released health insurance coverage estimates for Q1 2018 from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) as part of the Read More

Kids' Health Data Highlight: Difficulties Making or Keeping Friends in 2016 (Infographic)

It is increasingly clear that health is determined not just by biological and clinical factors but to a greater extent by socio-demographic factors. Read More