Date: May 2, 2019
Time: 11:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m. Central

Download a PDF of the presentation slides and the webinar transcript.

The State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) and State Health and Value Strategies (SHVS) hosted an online discussion to share new data showing a recent uptick in the rate of uninsured children and highlight promising state-level policies that could help.
 
The interactive webinar featured experts Lynn Blewett, PhD, and Elizabeth Lukanen, MPH, from SHADAC and Heather Howard, JD, from SHVS, and offered state-based policymakers a forum to learn from and share insight with each other.
 
With key findings from a new SHADAC report–including state-specific data broken down by race, income, and coverage type–the conversation covered implications for policymakers, novel approaches states have put in place to ensure more children have access to care, and more. Louisiana State Medicaid Director Jen Steele and Alisha Simon, Supervisor of the Health Economics Program at MN Department of Health, also spoke about their state's experiences during this portion of the webinar.
 
SHADAC and SHVS answered questions from attendees after the presentation.

Access the full report, along with two-page state profiles that include statistical comparisons of state-level coverage changes from 2016 to 2017 and disparities in uninsurance compared with the U.S. in 2017.

Event Resources

Children's Health Insurance Coverage Nationwide and in the States, 2016-2017

Now Available on State Health Compare: Updated data on measures of social determinants of health, health insurance coverage, and children’s health through 2017