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Now Available: 2016 State Estimates on Health Behaviors and Health Outcomes

New 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) estimates are now available on State Health Compare. These estimates are available for all states and can be viewed by educational attainment and race/ethnicity. Read More

NHIS: 2017 Uninsured Rates Stable, Disparities Continue

Prescription Opioid Sales Data Added to State Health Compare

Minnesota's 2018 Preliminary Individual Market Premium Rate Filings in Context: News Is Good but Challenges Remain

From the Desk of Lynn Blewett Read More

Slow Nationwide Climb in Premiums for Employer Health Coverage Continued in 2016, Driven by Premium Increases in Just a Few States

The majority of people in the United States are enrolled in health insurance their own or a family member’s employer,1 and new data show that the national average annual premium price for employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) coverage continued trending upward in 2016, although at a Read More

Now Available: 2016 Estimates on Employer Coverage, Premiums, and Deductibles

The Opioid Epidemic: State Trends, 2000-2015

HHS Approves Alaska's 1332 State Innovation Waiver for State-Based Reinsurance

Quality Measurement for HCBS and Behavioral Health in Medicaid: What’s Happening and What’s Missing

SHADAC analysis finds that aligning measures across federal reporting requirements and core measure sets could address important gaps. Read More

The Opioid Epidemic: Exploring the Data on Overdose Deaths Nationwide from 2000 to 2015