VISIT STATE HEALTH COMPARE
Thoughts, insights and analysis from SHADAC experts
Oregon Joins States Hoping to Stabilize Individual Market through Reinsurance Using 1332 Waivers
Sep. 15, 2017 : Update September 15, 2017: On August 31, Oregon submitted a 1332 Waiver Application to seek pass-through funding for its reinsurance proposal. $90 million in annual state funding for reinsurance plan is paid for through a 0.3% assessment levied on major medical premiums and through excess fund balances in two state programs. The state is seeking more than $30 million annually in federal... Read more2016 ACS: Public & Private Coverage Increased Nationally, State Story is Mixed
Sep. 14, 2017 : The U.S. Census Bureau released the full state files for the 2016 American Community Survey (ACS) today, including state-level information about health insurance coverage by coverage type. National Coverage by Type, 2015-2016: Increases across the Board The ACS found a 0.8 percentage-point national increase in health insurance coverage between 2015 and 2016, from 90.6% to 91.4%. This... Read more2016 ACS: Uninsured Rate Fell Nationally and in 39 States
Sep. 12, 2017 : New health insurance coverage estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS) show that there was a statistically significant decline in the national uninsured rate between 2015 and 2016. Uninsurance also declined significantly in 39 states between 2015 and 2016, with year-over-year changes and 2016 rates varying widely between states. Uninsurance from 2015 to 2016 The national... Read morePresentation: September 19th ACS & CPS Data Release Webinar
Sep. 08, 2017 : Webinar New Coverage Data from the ACS and CPS: An Annual Conversation with Census Bureau Experts Date: September 19, 2017 Time: 12:00 p.m. Central (1:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. MT / 10:00 a.m. PT) Join us on September 19th as we look at new health insurance coverage estimates from two key, large-scale federal data sources: The American Community Survey (ACS)... Read moreReport/Brief: Trends in Employer-Sponsored Insurance, 2012-2016: Deductible Increases Offset Slowdown in Premium Growth
Sep. 06, 2017 : A new analysis from SHADAC highlights the experiences of private sector workers with employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) from 2012 through 2016 at the national level and in the states. Key Findings Nationally, the percentage of employers offering health insurance coverage was unchanged from 2015 to 2016, as was the percentage of workers eligible for ESI offered to them.... Read moreNow Available: 2016 State Estimates on Health Behaviors and Health Outcomes
Sep. 01, 2017 : New 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) estimates are now available on State Health Compare. These estimates are available for all states and can be viewed by educational attainment and race/ethnicity. Snapshot of Findings: Binge Drinking In 2016, rates of binge drinking varied from 11.3% of adults in West Virginia to 25.5% in the District of Columbia. Between... Read moreNHIS: 2017 Uninsured Rates Stable, Disparities Continue
Aug. 29, 2017 : The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has released the first early estimates of national uninsurance levels for 2017. Nationwide, 10.3% of nonelderly Americans (ages 0 to 65) were uninsured during the first quarter of 2017. This level is statistically unchanged from 10.0% during the first quarter of 2016. The Big Picture: Ongoing Stability The new estimates, which come from the... Read morePrescription Opioid Sales Data Added to State Health Compare
Aug. 24, 2017 : SHADAC’s State Health Compare now includes data on sales of the prescription opioid painkillers oxycodone and hydrocodone.1 Prescription sales data are available for each state and the nation from 2000 through 2016 and are measured in annual kilograms of oxycodone and hydrocodone sold per 100,000 people. Data Highlight: Oxycodone Sales, 2000 to 2016 The data indicate that prescription... Read morePages
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