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June 21 Webinar: Future of Employer-Sponsored Insurance in the States
Jun. 20, 2011 : Researchers from SHADAC and the Urban Institute will present research on an upcoming webinar showing recent trends in employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) in every state and implications of Affordable Care Act implementation on ESI. Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. (Eastern) To register for the webinar, please email your name, organization and telephone number to... Read moreLynn Blewett: McKinsey ESI Report is Questionable
Jun. 15, 2011 : June 15, 2011: From the desk of SHADAC Director Lynn Blewett McKinsey and Co. recently released a report on the likely impact of the Affordable Care Act on employer-sponsored insurance (ESI). The report received a lot of play in both the national and local press due to its conclusion that as many as 30 percent of employers will stop offering coverage in response to reform—a finding that... Read moreLynn Blewett: Health Care Spending Growth Down in Minnesota
Jun. 09, 2011 : June 9, 2011: From the desk of SHADAC Director Lynn Blewett Times are tough, even in Minnesota... The following figure from the Minnesota Department of Health, Health Economics Program (HEP) annual report on health care spending illustrates the impact of the recession on Minnesota’s health care system: Health care spending growth is now the lowest it has been in the past ten years,... Read moreCensus Bureau Posts Uninsurance Estimates for <138 FPL
Jun. 07, 2011 : The Census Bureau posted tables of 2009 estimates of uninsured populations at or below 138% of poverty. The tables provide national, state, and county-level estimates from the 2009 1-year American Community Survey for geographies with populations greater than 65,000. Data is suppressed for geographies where the survey sample size was too small to compute an estimate. These estimates... Read moreLynn Blewett: When is an "Exchange" an "Exchange"?
Jun. 07, 2011 : June 7, 2011: From the desk of SHADAC Director Lynn Blewett When is an “exchange” an “exchange?” Medica, a Minnesota-based health insurer, is offering a new product to employers with 51 or more employees. The product is an online web portal system through which employees can select from 20 Medica plan offerings to find the plan that best meets their needs. Employers... Read moreSHADAC and SHARE at 2011 AcademyHealth ARM
Jun. 07, 2011 : June 7, 2011: SHADAC and SHARE researchers will participate in several sessions during the 2011 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM), on June 11-14 in Seattle. We hope you can attend! SHADAC and SHARE presentations include: Saturday, June 11 State Health Research and Policy Interest Group Meeting "State-level Impact of Health Reform: What Can Existing Data... Read moreColorado First State to Pass Exchange Legislation with Bipartisan Support
Jun. 03, 2011 : June 3, 2011: On June 1, 2011, Colorado became the seventh state to put a health insurance exchange into law and the first to pass such a law through a divided Legislature, with several Republicans voting for the bill in Colorado’s Republican-led House. The federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that states establish their own exchanges by 2014 or the federal government will... Read moreHHS Changes PCIP Rules: Is Coverage Worth Waiting For?
May. 31, 2011 : May 31, 2011: Following lower-than-expected enrollment numbers, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced changes meant to facilitate enrollment in the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) national high-risk pool program. Key changes include the following: Individuals can now provide a doctor’s note indicating that they qualify for... Read morePages
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