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NAIC Issues Three White Papers on Exchanges: Adverse Selection Draft Open for Comment

March 30, 2011: The Exchanges Subgroup of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)’s Health Insurance and Managed Care Committee has issued three draft white papers on he Read More

Block Grants for Medicaid: What’s the Story?

March 21, 2011: Medicaid block grants have been in the news a lot lately, with a number of governors asking the federal government to switch Medicaid funding from its current matching rate Read More

ACA Note: States Can Bypass ACA's MOE Provisions as 1115 Waivers Expire

March 11, 2011: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced in late Feburary that Arizona could drop more than 250,000 people from its Medicaid program without violating the Affo Read More

New Brief on Using Federal Survey Data to Measure Impact of Reform

SHADAC released a new brief to help state health policy analysts understand how federal surveys can be used for state-level information to monitor the impact of health reform. Read More

ACA Note: Defining “Small Employer” under the Affordable Care Act

March 9, 2011: Section 1304 of the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) defines a “small employer” as an employer with anywhere from one to 100 employees (although states may cap Read More

Minnesota Population Center: Family Interrelationship Variables for IHIS Data Under Development

February 21, 2011: Staff from the Minnesota Population Center (MPC) presented to SHADAC last week about their work with family interrelationship variables, Read More

Employment Opportunities at SHADAC

We are pleased to announce several job openings at SHADAC and the Integrated Health Interview Series (IHIS). Please visit our Read More

SHADAC/SHARE February 7 Newsletter Released

View the latest edition of the SHADAC/SHARE newsletter, featuring the latest presentations and public Read More

Florida Judge Rules Affordable Care Act Unconstitutional

February 1, 2011: A U.S. District Court judge in Florida has ruled that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional. Read More

SHADAC/SHARE January 24 Newsletter Released

View the SHADAC/SHARE >newsletter for January 24, 2011. Read More