Blog & News

SHADAC releases two issue briefs on race, ethnicity and immigration measured in federal surveys

July 23, 2009. SHADAC has released two issue briefs as a resource for those who are conducting surveys or using federal survey data for policy development. Read More

Anna Sommers’ Preliminary Findings Presented to New Mexico Legislature

July 10, 2009. The larger aim of the SHARE program is to provide evidence to state policy makers on specific mechanisms that contribute to successful state health reform efforts. Read More

Perspectives on the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting

July 2, 2009. We all spend a great deal of time preparing for the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, and then, in what seems like a blink of the eye, we’re on the flight home. In reality the time was packed with sessions and events showcasing the rewards of a lot of hard work and instigatin Read More

NCHS Health Insurance Estimates Released

July 1, 2009. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) today released two new reports relating to health insurance estimates. Read More

New Rockefeller Institute Report Analyzes Strategies for Financing State Health Reform

June 30, 2009. The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government released a report this month analyzing the various financing options that states can utilize to fund health coverage expansions. Read More

Wisconsin Expands BadgerCare Plus to Low-Income Adults without Children

June 29, 2009. On June 15th, Wisconsin began accepting applications for its state-sponsored health insurance program for low-income, childless adults—the state’s most chronically uninsured population. Residents of Wisconsin can apply to the BadgerCare Plus Core Plan if: Read More

SHADAC/SHARE at AcademyHealth's Annual Research Meeting

June 25, 2009. SHADAC and SHARE researchers will attend the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting and adjunct State Health Policy Interest Group meeting taking place in Chicago, IL, June 27-30. We invite you to drop by our booth (#500) to say hello and share your thoughts and ideas. The… Read More

SHARE Director Lynn Blewett Presents to Minnesota’s Health Care Reform Review Council

June 22, 2009. On June 18th, SHARE Director Lynn Blewett presented an overview of national health reform to Minnesota’s Health Care Reform Review Council in Saint Paul, MN. “We were well-received by the Council, and I think we contributed to their work,” Lynn observed. Read More

RWJF Health Care Consumer Confidence Index

June 19, 2009. As discussion of federal health reform heats up, we’re pleased to announce the new Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Consumer Confidence Index (RWJF Index). SHADAC researchers have been involved in the question design and index development, and this week we released the Read More

RWJF Health Care Consumer Confidence Index Released

June 18, 2009. SHADAC researchers have been working with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to develop a new monthly Health Care Consumer Confidence Index. Read More