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Survey shows more than 400,000 Minnesotans without health insurance in 2013
Feb. 27, 2014 : A survey of Minnesota households by the State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) and Minnesota Department of Health found that an estimated 8.2 percent, or approximately 445,000 Minnesotans including about 80,000 children, were without health insurance last year. Further, the study also found that about 1 out of 3 Minnesotans under the age of 65 experienced financial burdens related to... Read moreGlass Half Full: Health Insurance Exchange Enrollment Continues to Grow
Feb. 13, 2014 : February 13, 2014 From the desk of SHADAC Director Lynn Blewett Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); Enrollment in private health plans in the Health Care... Read moreSHADAC & Associated Press Highlight Uninsured by County
Feb. 06, 2014 : Geography matters, according to a SHADAC study conducted to analyze geographic concentration of the uninsured across U.S. counties. SHADAC found that half of uninsured Americans live in just 116 of the nation's 3,143 counties, indicating that an outreach campaign targeted to select areas and counties could have a significant impact on enrollment. Full Associated Press story here. See the... Read moreGlass Half Full: Health Insurance Exchange Implementation
Jan. 22, 2014 : January 22, 2014 From the desk of SHADAC Director Lynn Blewett Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); I am starting a new series of blog posts to highlight some... Read moreWebinar Recording Available: Adapting State Surveys to Measure Health Coverage Post-Reform
Jan. 21, 2014 : The goal of this webinar is to inform the audience of research conducted at the Census Bureau on adapting its federal surveys to measure health insurance post-reform, including participation and subsidization through the new marketplaces/exchanges created through the Affordable Care Act. Several other surveys within the federal statistical system are planning to adopt the same... Read moreSHARE Call for Proposals
Jan. 15, 2014 : The State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE) program has issued a new Call for Proposals (CFP) for research on issues surrounding state health reform. This solicitation focuses specifically on Coverage Provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Brief proposals are due February 13, 2014 at 3:00 Eastern Time. Grants are scheduled to begin in October 2014. Please see the CFP for grant... Read moreState-Based Marketplace (SBM) Eligibility and Enrollment Summary
Dec. 19, 2013 : December 19, 2013 Over 225,000 people have enrolled in the State-Based Health Insurance Exchanges (SBE), according to recent data released by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) at the Department of Health and Human Services. Maryland, California, and Connecticut lead the way, enrolling 47-50% of applicants who were determined eligible for the SBE plans... Read moreSHADAC Study Published in AJPH
Dec. 18, 2013 : A SHADAC study published in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) finds adults in same-sex relationships less likely to have employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) compared to their counterparts in married, opposite-sex relationships. ESI disparities were narrower in states that had legalized same-sex marriage, civil unions and domestic partners that guaranteed equal spousal rights... Read morePages
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