SHADAC is focused on providing sound data that informs health policy decisions and translating complex findings into actionable information that is accessible to a broad audience. Our researchers have a breadth of expertise in a variety of areas including economics, statistics, evaluation, sociology, data visualization, and qualitative and quantitative analysis, and our work has been featured in publications such as Forbes, CNN, U.S. World News & Report, Axios, Washington Examiner, StarTribune, and Politico, among many others. Click a link below to learn more about the latest media stories featuring SHADAC.

If you would like to highlight our work or speak to one of our researchers for an upcoming story, media inquiries are welcome at 612-624-4802 or shadac@umn.edu.

2024

12/12 - Pharmacy-Driven Vaccine Clinic to Reduce Number of Children Missing School
Drug Topics

11/19 - Pain After Traumatic Injury Worse for Younger Adults Than Those 65 and Over
Drug Topics

11/19 - Ball State University Professor receives the Fulbright Scholar Award
Ball State Daily

10/29 - Alabama ranked 41st in overall health and wellness, 48th worst state for life expectancy
WDHN

10/24 - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation Awards More Than $4M to 18 Nonprofits
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation

10/17 - Out-of-pocket healthcare: Average costs and how to finance them
Bankrate

10/10 - Best and Worst States for Building a Healthy Lifestyle
BarBend

10/10 - Diane Mufson: 'It can't happen here' is an outdated concept
The Herald Dispatch

10/03 - The Opioid Crisis: A panel discussion
WSAV-TV

09/23 - Heroin Abuse Statistics in the United States
Better Life Recovery & Wellness

09/19 - (Dr. Lynn Blewett) Affordability, accessibility largest concerns in new US healthcare study
The National Desk

09/19 - Here's how healthcare costs compare by U.S. state in 2024
ConsumerAffairs

09/17 - Safe Supply Streaming Portfolio Company Safety Strips Launches Affordable and Reliable Drug Detection Strips
Newsfile

09/16 - Greenlane to Launch Fentanyl, Xylazine and Drink Spike Detection Test Strips Product Line
Greenlane

09/09 - Unpacking the Unwinding: Medicaid to Marketplace Coverage Transitions
CHIRblog

09/03 - Colville Healthcare Industry Snapshot
Statesman Examiner

08/27 - Five Top US States With The Highest Cases of Opioid Abuse
Drug Addiction News

08/19 - Safe Opioid Prescribing, Storage Are Crucial
Pharmacy Times

08/14 - High School Cannabis Trends
Minnesota News Network

08/06 - Tim Walz stood up to corporate health care. Mayo Clinic was a powerful exception
STAT News

07/29 - Best & Worst States for Health Care (2024)
WalletHub

07/17 - More Insured Americans = Fewer Amputations
Amplitude

07/13 - Opinion | Hold bad actors in opioid crisis accountable
The Cap Times

07/10 - The Health of Health Panel Data: Comparing Survey Outcomes Between Probability Panelists and Address Based Sample Respondents
SSRS Redefining Research

06/30 - The Impact Of Health Insurance Coverage On Disparities In Health Access And Outcomes
African American Men's Wellness

06/03 - NQF Study: Improvement on Two Quality Measures Could Save 144,000 Lives
Healthcare Innovation

05/31 - NQF Study Demonstrates How Improving on Two Key Healthcare Quality Measures Can Save 144,000 Lives
EIN Presswire

05/30 - Failure to unwind: Erroneous Medicaid payments continue after pandemic, wasting billions
Grand Rapids Herald Review

05/28 - Nearly half of Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders in Texas lack medical access, study says
The Dallas Morning News

05/15 - By the numbers: A deeper look at health care spending in Delaware
Delaware Business Times

05/12 - Michigan doctor sentenced to 12 years for distributing opioid pills worth more than $6M
USA Today

05/10 - Research from U.S. Census Bureau Provides New Study Findings on Social Science (Categorization of Health Insurance Coverage Type from Survey Questions after Health Reform: The Case of the Current Population Survey)
Insurance News Net

05/06 - Maryland Sees Improvement in Fatal Overdose Rates Despite Nationwide Opioid Epidemic
Maryland Reporter

05/03 - Affordability of care and protection are concerns
Insurance News Net

05/02 - Officials say opioid 'outbreak' in Austin, Texas, linked to 9 deaths and 75 overdoses
USA Today

04/19 - Cannabis, sneezes and a welcome decline in respiratory diseases
Minnesota Public Radio News

04/05 - Minnesota Health Access Survey Shows Mixed Results on Health Care Coverage
​Lakeland News

04/05 - Minnesota's uninsured rate hits all-time low despite coverage lapses
Red Lake Nation News

03/16 - How the fight against health inequities is getting tougher
Axios

02/26 - How Many Uninsured Are in the Coverage Gap and How Many Could be Eligible if All States Adopted the Medicaid Expansion?
KFF

02/23 - Sen. Tom Davis would like a word about Medicaid expansion in South Carolina
South Carolina Public Radio

02/13 - (Dr. Lynn Blewett) A public option? In Minn.? Well ... maybe?
Star Tribune

01/22 - High-Deductible Health Plan Enrollment Falls for First Time Since 2013
ValuePenguin

01/11 - Where to go in Wichita if you fall in the Medicaid gap
Wichita Beacon

2023

11/14 - Public health workers say they are fighting an uphill battle since COVID. Lackluster funding isn't helping.
KOSU | NPR

11/13 - States Taking Action to Help Individuals Maintain Health Coverage
NASHP

10/24 - Congenital syphilis rates are soaring, but resources to stem infections are lacking
Michigan Advance

10/23 - How States Can Use Section 1332 Waivers To Improve Health Care Affordability and Access
American Progress

10/02 - Mississippi has one of the country's highest rates of people without health insurance
Mississippi Today

10/02 - Congenital syphilis rates are soaring, but resources to stem infections are lacking
Alabama Reflector

09/21 - (Dr. Lynn Blewett) I Have Long COVID. Do I Qualify for Disability Insurance?
GoodRx

09/19 - Can Medicaid solve the "Minnesota Paradox?" 
Harvard Public Health

09/17 - Key Facts on Health Coverage of Immigrants
Kaiser Family Foundation

08/09 - (Dr. Lynn Blewett) About 38,000 people lose Medicaid coverage in Minnesota's first group of renewals after pandemic
Star Tribune

08/03 - Public scrutiny and political backlash have left Kansas City health departments in a tough spot
NPR Kansas City

08/02 - Study shows racial, ethnic disparities in COVID-19 vaccination rates
Fox 9 KMSP

07/26 - State-Funded Health Coverage for Immigrants as of July 2023
Kaiser Family Foundation

07/16 - (Dr. Lynn Blewett) Editorial: A Wisely Careful Approach to Public Opinion
Star Tribune

06/30 - Value-Based Care: Operational Context Matters
FTI Consulting

06/21 - (Dr. Lynn Blewett) Spotlight on Medicaid: Impact on Patients of Enrollment Redeterminations & Work Requirements
Federation of American Hospitals

06/18 - Taking Pride in Health Care: And it’s Good for Business
VermontBiz

06/15 - The Medicaid Unwinding: Expectations and Estimations
Center for Mississippi Health Policy

06/07 - State Health Compare Finds CT access to care is good but costly
Connecticut Health Policy Project

06/02 - Changes to race, ethnicity data collection will impact health
The Nation's Health

05/26 - A Post-COVID Push to Fill Health Data Gaps
Governing

05/17 - Out-of-pocket healthcare: Average costs and how to finance them
Yahoo! Finance

05/11 - Surviving not Thriving: Post-Pandemic Economic Security for Black Women and Latinas in Georgia
Georgia Budget and Policy Institute

05/3 - New Legislation and Continued Failure to Expand Medicaid Put Georgia’s Health Care Safety Net on Uncertain Path
Georgia Budget and Policy Institute

04/19 - Americans die younger than others in wealthy nations. What can we do about it?
MPR News

04/06 - Medicaid Expansion Could Prevent Coverage Loss During Redeterminations
Health Payer Intelligence

04/03 - Study Finds Racial Coverage Disparities Following Unemployment
Health Payer Intelligence

03/28 - How a Parent’s Social Anxiety Can Impact a Child
Psychology Today

03/13 - Public health teams want more funding before next crisis
NJ Spotlight News

03/06 - High deductible health plan and the states that love them most (and least)
Benefits Pro

03/03 - Leveraging Primary Care Population-Based Payments in Medicaid To Advance Health Equity
Health Affairs

02/09 - High Deductible Health Plan Enrollment Hit Record High in 2021
Health Payer Intelligence

01/27 - Increased subsidies lead to record-setting year for Affordable Care Act enrollment
The National Desk

01/05 - Op/Ed: Government price fixing won't lower health care costs in Indiana. Here's what will.
Indianapolis Star

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