Blog & News

A Town Hall Experience

September 9, 2009. I recently was honored to be a panelist in my first town hall meeting on September 1st at Mount Zion Synagogue in St. Read More

SHADAC Releases American Community Survey Issue Brief

September 8, 2009. SHADAC has released a new issue brief titled, "An Introduction to the American Community Survey Health Insurance Coverage Estimates." This brief describes the American Community Survey (ACS) and provides information on the health insurance coverage estimates to be released fo Read More

Delaware Passes Cover-All-Kids Legislation

September 1, 2009. Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed legislation on August 27th expanding the state's Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Parents whose income is too high to qualify for subsidized coverage through Medicaid or CHIP will soon be able to pay a monthly premiu Read More

SHADAC to Host CPS and ACS Data Release Events

August 30, 2009. The 2008 health insurance coverage estimates will soon be available and SHADAC will host two upcoming data release events: Read More

Utah Launches Nation’s Second State Health Insurance Exchange

August 26, 2009. Utah joined Massachusetts last week to become the second state to offer a health insurance exchange. The Utah Health Exchange is an internet portal where residents can find, compare, and purchase private individual and family health insurance coverage. The website also provide Read More

Lynn Blewett, Jean Abraham Testify before Minnesota Senate Finance Sub-Committee

August 19, 2009. From the desk of SHARE Director Lynn Blewett: Read More

Lynn Blewett, Jean Abraham Present to Minnesota Senate Health and Human Services Budget Division

August 18, 2009. Today Lynn Blewett gave a presentation to the Minnesota Senate Health and Human Services Budget Division titled, "Update on National Reform: A Moving Target." Click here to view the presentation. Read More

Oregon Governor Signs Bill Expanding Coverage for Children

August 5, 2009: Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski signed the “Healthy Kids” bill yesterday, expanding insurance coverage for the state’s children. Read More

SHARE Findings Presented at SCI’s Annual Meeting

August 5, 2009. State Coverage Initiatives (SCI) hosted its annual meeting for state officials last week in Albuquerque, NM. The purpose of the meeting was to inform state officials about health reform efforts in other states and about the potential impact of federal reforms on state activities Read More

Small Area Health Insurance Estimates Released

August 3, 2009. The U.S. Census Bureau released an update to their model-based Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) today. Read More