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SHARE Funds Research on ACA Implementation through 8 New Grant Awards

October 27, 2010

SHARE is pleased to announce the funding of eight new grants that focus on state efforts to implement the Affordable Care Act (ACA). 

These grants are quick-turnaround studies that will increase the understanding of the impact of reform and facilitate effective decision-making at both the state and national level.  Principal Investigator Lynn Blewett at the State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) at the University of Minnesota commented, “We are so excited to have some of the best thinkers in the country examining these important implementation activities related to the Affordable Care Act.  Both state and national policy makers will benefit from our findings.”

Funded projects include: 

Developing a Monitoring Strategy for Health Reform’s Progress and Effects
George Mason University College of Health and Human Services
Principal Investigator: Len Nichols

Eligibility Determination Using Modified Adjusted Gross Income: Implications for Enrollment under Federal Reform
Mathematica Policy Research
Principal Investigator: John Czajka

Evaluation of State and Federal Young Adult Dependent Coverage Expansion Policies
Rutgers Center for State Health Policy
Principal Investigator: Joel Cantor

Expanding Coverage and Ensuring Access: The Challenges and Opportunities of Implementing Health Reform in Rural America
University of Southern Maine Muskie School of Public Service
Principal Investigator: Andy Coburn

Implications and Options for State-Funded Programs under Health Reform
Health Management Associates
Principal Investigator: Theresa Sachs

Income Dynamics and the Characteristics of Health Reform Expansion Populations
Williams College
Principal Investigator: Lara Shore-Sheppard

Strategies for Moving the SNACC Project to the Next level – Leveraging SNACC Data for Policy and Evaluation
National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago
Principal Investigator: Mike O’Grady

Using Behavioral Nudges to Improve Disease Management: Cost-Effective Strategies for Improving Care of Low-Income Diabetics
Harvard School of Public Health
Principal Investigator: Kate Baicker

Descriptions of the new projects can be found by following the links above or by visiting SHARE’s Awarded Grants page.  The information coming out of these studies will be released as a series of briefs targeted at state and federal officials.  Early findings will be released late spring 2011. 

View the press release about SHARE’s newest grant awards.