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Blog: Changes to Child and Adult Core Sets to Advance Equity (SHVS Cross-Post)
Jun. 07, 2024 : The following Expert Perspective (EP) is cross-posted from State Health & Value Strategies. Authors: Elizabeth Lukanen and Lacey Hartman, SHADAC Original posting date June 7, 2024. Find the original post here on the SHVS website. The Child and Adult Core Sets were established to measure the quality of care for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP... Read moreBlog: 2023 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Early Release: Estimates from Quarter 4 (October to December) Hold Steady
Jun. 05, 2024 : The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has released quarterly estimates of health insurance coverage beginning in October 2022 through December 2023 from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) as a part of the NHIS Early Release Program. Each quarter covers a three-month span, and this blog specifically looks at survey data from the most recent quarter (Q4 – October to December... Read moreBlog: Telehealth Visit Data, ACEs Data, Opioid Sales, and More Updated on State Health Compare
May. 20, 2024 : State Health Compare is a user-friendly data tool that allows users to obtain state-level estimates related to health, health care, insurance coverage, health equity, and more. This tool provides interactive maps, graphs, and downloadable data for over 40 measures ranging from telehealth visit data to insurance coverage data to cancer screening data and more. SHADAC... Read moreInfographics: Housing Affordability Matters: Unaffordable Rents Infographics Updated with 2022 Data
May. 06, 2024 : In 2019, SHADAC researchers performed an analysis using 2017 data to examine housing affordability, looking specifically at rental costs for various populations across the United States. ‘Unaffordable rents’ are defined as rental costs that require a household spend more than 30% of their income on rent. The economic landscape throughout the United States has changed a lot... Read moreBlog: Cancer Screening Data: Adults Who Have Received Recommended Cancer Screenings by Coverage Type, Education Level, and Race/Ethnicity in 2022
Apr. 30, 2024 : Cancer screening for adults plays a pivotal role in early detection, increasing the chances of successful treatment and preventing thousands of cancer deaths. Despite their life-saving potential, many adults may choose to delay or skip these screenings due to various barriers, such as limited access, transportation issues, fear of diagnosis, or poor understanding of the importance. To effectively... Read moreBlog: Measuring Perceptions and Opinions on Cannabis Use and Access in Minnesota
Apr. 17, 2024 : Even before legalization, most Minnesotans reported that cannabis was easy to obtain; only one-third disapproved of use by adults During the past decade, the United States’ cannabis policy landscape has changed dramatically. By the end of 2023, 24 states had legalized cannabis for non-medical use by adults — meaning the majority of the U.S. population lives in a state with legalized... Read moreBlog: FPG vs. FPL: What's the Difference?
Apr. 03, 2024 : This blog was originally posted on April 18, 2023 and updated on April 3, 2024 The terms "FPG" and "FPL" are often used interchangeably, but they are not actually the same thing; there are, in fact, important functional differences between the two concepts. The federal poverty level (FPL) is the income threshold below which a “family,” and every individual in it, is... Read moreBlog: AHIP Presentation 2024: Improving Health Equity Through Better Demographic Data Collection in Medicaid
Mar. 28, 2024 : On March 12, 2024, SHADAC Deputy Director Elizabeth Lukanen presented at the AHIP Medicare, Medicaid, Duals & Commercial Markets Forum as a part of the “Improving Health Equity Through Better Data Collection” session series. Elizabeth's presentation focused specifically on demographic data collection in Medicaid. The conference itself focused on the pressing policy priorities, emerging... Read morePages
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