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Now Available on State Health Compare: New 2022 Estimates from the ACS and CPS

2022 estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS) and Current Population Survey (CPS) are now available for eight measures on SHADAC’s State Health Compare. Read More

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New Data on Health Insurance Coverage by Race/Ethnicity Added to State Health Compare

State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) has added two new racial/ethnic population groups to our measures of health insurance coverage available on State Health Compare Read More

SHADAC and CRC Brief Provides Pre-Legalization Data on Minnesota’s Cannabis Landscape

Even before legalization, cannabis use was rising in Minnesota Cannabis policy in the United States has evolved during the past decade. Read More

Revised Childhood Vaccinations Measure on State Health Compare Shows Vaccination Rates Vary by State, Race/Ethnicity, and Insurance Coverage

Childhood Vaccinations are an effective way to protect infants and young children from harmful diseases that can cause serious illness or death. Children are commonly vaccinated against a number of diseases, including chickenpox (Varicella), polio, hepatitis A and B, and measles, mumps, and rubella… Read More

State-Based Marketplace Transition Data During the Unwinding (Cross-Post)

As the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous coverage requirement progresses, SHVS is closely monitoring state reporting on the impacts of redeterminations and disenrollments. Read More

State Dashboards to Monitor the Unwinding of the Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirement (Cross-Post)

As the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous coverage requirement continues, both states and the federal government are tracking and monitoring the impacts of the resumption of eligibility redeterminations and disenrollments. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to… Read More

Household Pulse Survey (HPS) Insurance Coverage Trend Analysis: How Does It Compare?

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SHADAC Comments on Proposed 2025 American Community Survey Health Insurance Coverage Instrument Changes

The U.S. Census Bureau has released a request for comments regarding proposed revisions and changes for the 2025 American Community Survey. Read More

HealthLeads

Health Leads Joins SHADAC and RWJF for Next Phase of Medicaid Equity Monitoring Tool Project

The State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) is partnering with Health Leads for the second phase of its Medicaid Equity Monitoring Tool project. Read More

Race/Ethnicity Data in CMS Medicaid (T-MSIS) Analytic Files: 2021 Data Assessment

The Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) is the largest national database of current Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiary information collected from U.S. Read More