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Report/Brief: Using Enhanced CPS Microdata
Mar. 09, 2010: This technical brief describes how to access SHADAC-enhanced Current Population Survey (CPS) variables from the IPUMS web site maintained by the Minnesota Population Center. Background: SHADAC researchers have developed an enhanced time series to enable a harmonized view of health...Read MoreReport/Brief: HIFA Evaluation Study
Jan. 24, 2010: Two reports were produced for the Second Phase of the HIFA Evaluation Study, Medicare/Medicaid Research and Demonstration Task Order Contract (MRAD/TOC) HHSM-500-2005-00027I, T.O. 2 These reports are not available for download at this time, but are available upon request to Dr. Kathleen Call,...Read MoreReport/Brief: SHADAC-Enhanced CPS Health Insurance Coverage Estimates
Dec. 30, 2009: SHADAC has created an enhanced time series to enable a harmonized view of health insurance coverage over time using the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS). This was done to account for methodological changes to the CPS. The applied enhancements are outlined...Read MoreReport/Brief: Estimating SCHIP/Medicaid Eligible but Not Enrolled at the County Level
Nov. 19, 2009: This technical brief describes a process for estimating the number of SCHIP/Medicaid eligible but not enrolled children in all of a state’s counties. November 2009. Read MoreReport/Brief: Small Area Estimation Technique for Oklahoma
Nov. 17, 2009: This technical report describes the Small Area Estimation technique employed by SHADAC for the 2008 Oklahoma Health Care Insurance and Access Survey (OHIS). The analysis was used to develop county-level estimates of uninsurance based on data from the 2008 OHIS. November 2009. Read MoreReport/Brief: State of Reform: Evaluating State Efforts to Improve Access to Health Care
Oct. 12, 2009: SHARE grantees are currently in the process of releasing preliminary findings from their evaluations of state-level reform strategies. This brief, titled "State of Reform," provides an overview and synthesis of preliminary findings and significant lessons learned so far....Read MoreReport/Brief: Historical Changes in Current Population Survey Health Insurance Coverage Items for Survey Years 1988 through 2009
Oct. 12, 2009: SHADAC Issue Brief #19 summarizes the changes to the Current Population Survey's Annual Social and Economic Supplement health insurance questions and data variables for survey years 1988 through 2009 (reflecting calendar years 1987 through 2008). October 2009. Read MoreReport/Brief: SHARE Grantee David Idala Releases Issue Brief about Tax-Based Medicaid/CHIP Outreach in Maryland
Sep. 25, 2009: Principal Investigator David Idala and his research team at The Hilltop Institute at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), have released an issue brief detailing early findings from their SHARE-sponsored evaluation of Maryland's efforts to use tax information to...Read MoreReport/Brief: Comparing Federal Government Surveys that Count the Uninsured
Sep. 10, 2009: The number of uninsured Americans is large and growing over time, yet there continues to be debate about exactly how many Americans are uninsured. Researchers use data from several different national surveys to estimate the number of uninsured people in America and discrepancies in their estimates...Read MoreReport/Brief: An Introduction to the American Community Survey Health Insurance Coverage Estimates
Sep. 08, 2009: Issue Brief #18 focuses on the American Community Survey (ACS). The ACS is a new source of data for health insurance coverage estimates, with the first year of data (for 2008 calendar year) available in September 2009. The ACS is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau to provide communities with...Read MoreReport/Brief: SNACC Phase IV Report
Aug. 21, 2009: Report for Phase IV of the Medicaid Undercount Project (SNACC). This phase involved re-using the Phase II process, replacing the CPS data with NHIS data. In addition to providing explanations for discrepancies between the national NHIS and MSIS, comparisons to Phase II results allowed...Read MoreReport/Brief: SNACC Phase III Report
Aug. 21, 2009: Report for Phase III of the Medicaid Undercount Project (SNACC). In this phase data from the state MSIS files, CPS, 2001 Supplemental Survey (SS01), as well as the MAX and Census Bureau Master Address File (MAF) were used. The Census Bureau worked with CMS to negotiate the acquisition of...Read MoreReport/Brief: SNACC Phase II Report
Aug. 21, 2009: Report for Phase II of the Medicaid Undercount Project (SNACC). In this phase data were merged from the Medicaid Analytic Extract (MAX), MSIS, the Current Population Survey (CPS), the Person Characteristic File (PCF), and the Master Address File Auxiliary Reference File (MAFARF). Once matches/non-...Read MoreReport/Brief: SNACC Phase I Report
Aug. 21, 2009: Report for Phase I of the Medicaid Undercount Project (SNACC). This phase involved creating a national database of health-insurance enrollment and evaluate the quality of the information it contains. This was done by merging the CMS Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS) files with...Read MoreReport/Brief: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Consumer Confidence Index - Results for June 2009
Jul. 23, 2009: This report provides results for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Consumer Confidence Index (RWJF Index) for June 2009. The RWJF index is a monthly snapshot of how adults in the United States perceive their financial access to health care.Read MoreReport/Brief: Data Availability for Race, Ethnicity, and Immigrant Groups in Federal Surveys
Jul. 23, 2009: SHADAC Issue Brief #17 focuses on the availability of public use data from selected federal surveys that collect information on health insurance coverage and access to care for race, ethnicity and immigrant group (REI) identifiers. Publicly available data for populations defined by REI...Read MoreReport/Brief: Measurement of Race, Ethnicity, and Immigrant Groups in Federal Surveys
Jul. 23, 2009: SHADAC Issue Brief #16 discusses the collection and classification of survey data for populations defined by race, ethnicity and immigrant (REI) status. SHADAC’s companion brief #17, "Data availability for Race, Ethnicity, and Immigrant Groups in Federal Surveys," discusses availability of...Read MoreReport/Brief: Disparities and Barriers to Utilization among Minnesota Health Care Program Enrollees
Jun. 24, 2009: This report presents findings from a statewide survey of 4,626 Minnesota Health Care Program (MHCP) enrollees conducted either by mail or by telephone between July and December 2008. This survey was funded by the Minnesota Department of Human Services and had four major goals. The first was to...Read MoreReport/Brief: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Consumer Confidence Index - Results for April-May 2009
Jun. 18, 2009: This report provides results for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Consumer Confidence Index (RWJF Index) for baseline and May 2009. The RWJF index is a monthly snapshot of how adults in the United States perceive their financial access to health care.Read MoreReport/Brief: At the Brink: Trends in America's Uninsured 1994-2007
Mar. 24, 2009: This report, "At the Brink: Trends in America's Uninsured 1994-2007" was released in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) Cover the Uninsured Week, March 22-28, 2009. The campaign has become the largest nonpartisan mobilization in history seeking solutions for the 45.7...Read MorePages
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