Blog & News

New opportunities for Medicaid data-matching using PARIS database

July 20, 2010: Participation in the Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS) is required by states to receive Medicaid funding for automated data systems (including the Medicaid Ma Read More

SHADAC-SHARE July 12th Newsletter Released

Check out the latest SHADAC-SHARE newsletter for updates and announcements. View the July 12th newsletter. Read More

Eddie Miller Presents Findings to SHAP Grantees

July 9, 2010. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently initiated a project called SHAP (State Health Access Program), which has funded 13 states Read More

Federal High Risk Pool Now Offers Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) Starting Today

July 1, 2010: Today the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced the establishment of the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) to be offered through the temporary federal Read More

Jenny Kenney Releases Reports on Medicaid Changes in Idaho and Kentucky

June 30, 2010. SHARE grantee Genevieve Kenney, with co-authors Jennifer Pelletier and Julia Costich, has released two new in-depth reports detailing the Medicaid policy changes in Idaho and Kentucky that were implemented under authority granted by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA). This a Read More

Sharon Long in Health Affairs: Evaluating Massachusetts’ Health Reforms

June 30, 2010. Sharon Long published two articles in the current issue of Health Affairs. Both articles are based on Dr. Long's research into Massachusetts' landmark health reforms and are part of the journal's "Update on Massachusetts." Read More

BadgerCare Plus Webinar Available for Viewing

SHADAC and SHARE hosted a webinar on June 23rd about Wisconsin's BadgerCare Plus initiative. A recording of the event, "Wisconsin's BadgerCare Plus: How streamlined eligibility and an innovative web-based application t Read More

BadgerCare Plus Webinar Available for Viewing

June 25, 2010: SHADAC and SHARE hosted a webinar on June 23rd about Wisconsin's BadgerCare Plus initiative. A recording of the event, Read More

Connecticut Receives Early PPACA Funding to Expand Medicaid

June 24, 2010. Connecticut has become the first state to expand Medicaid eligibility prior to the 2014 deadline established in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Read More

Joel Cantor: Take-Up Likely to be Low in a Temporary High-Risk Pool in NJ

June 23, 2010. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010 makes $5 billion available to fund state-run high-risk insurance pools (HRPs) through 2013. Read More