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SHADAC at NASHP 2015 Annual Conference
Oct. 20, 2015 : The 2015 Annual Conference of the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) is currently underway in Dallas, TX. This year's conference theme is "Blazing New Trails: Innovations in State Health Policy", and a number of SHADAC staff are lending their voices to the discussion: Donna Spencer is discussing Medicaid expansion today (10/20) on a panel titled, "Medicaid Expansion... Read moreNow Available: 2014 Coverage estimates from the ACS & CPS
Oct. 19, 2015 : The U.S. Census Bureau released 2014 national health insurance coverage statistics from the American Community Survey (ACS) and the Current Population Survey (CPS), along with select state-level estimates from the ACS. View the Census report. National Coverage Estimates: ACS & CPS According to the ACS, 11.7 percent of people (36.7 million) nationwide were uninsured... Read moreMEPS-IC State-Level ESI Trends, 2013-2014
Oct. 08, 2015 : Employer Health Insurance Mostly Stable in First Year Post-ACA, but Some States Show Increased Take-up, Decreased Offer The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) recently released its first state estimates of post-ACA employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component (MEPS-IC). In this blog, we examine 2014 state... Read moreNow Available: 2014 Detailed State and County Level Coverage Estimates from SHADAC
Oct. 08, 2015 : Using the new detail level data available from the American Community Survey (ACS), SHADAC has produced state and county level tables and state-level maps on coverage that are available here. This blog provides an overview of the type of information that is available in the state profiles. Uninsured Rates by Characteristic for Each State For each of the 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico... Read more2015 Health Insurance Coverage Estimates from the NHIS & CPS
Sep. 16, 2015 : For the first time 2015 national level uninsurance estimates are available from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and the Current Population Survey (CPS). Highlights National Health Interview Survey According to the NHIS, 9.2 percent of people of all ages nationwide lacked health insurance in the first quarter of 2015 (January-March). This is a 3.9 percentage-point... Read more25% of Healthcare.gov QHP Enrollees Reside in Just 18 Counties (Infographic)
Jul. 17, 2015 : The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) released data on the total number of Qualified Health Plan (QHP) selections by county from November 15, 2014, through February 22, 2015 (i.e., for the duration of the second Marketplace open enrollment period and one week beyond). The data cover 2,598 counties from the 37 states using the HealthCare.gov Marketplace... Read moreWebinar: August 4th Webinar: Innovative Benefit Design for Connecticut State Employees
Jul. 16, 2015 : Date: August 4, 2015 Time: 12:00 p.m. Eastern / 11:00 a.m. Central Background Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID) refers to insurance designs that vary consumer cost-sharing to distinguish between high-value and low-value health care services and providers. In 2011, the state of Connecticut, in conjunction with key labor unions, implemented an... Read moreMEPS-IC: Employer Health Insurance Premiums See Modest Growth Post-ACA, Offer and Coverage Rates Continue to Drop
Jul. 15, 2015 : The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) recently released the first look at post-ACA national premium and employer offer estimates. New national estimates from the 2014 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey/Insurance Component (MEPS/IC) show that: More workers are opting to enroll in health insurance when their employers offer it to them (Figure 1). In 2014, 77 percent... Read morePages
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