Jul. 02, 2020:Even as thousands of Americans continue to die each day from COVID-19, many people are beginning to worry about the pandemic’s effects on other of the country’s ongoing public health crises, such as “deaths of despair” caused by suicides, alcohol abuse, and overdoses from opioids and other drugs....Read More
Jun. 30, 2020:In response to the current public health emergency presented by COVID-19, especially the health risks pertaining to low-income older adults and disabled persons, states have been given new authority with regard to Medicaid in order to ease traditional complications and restrictions surrounding...Read More
Jun. 16, 2020:The suicide death rate for the United States reached another historic high in 2018, rising to 14.2 deaths per 100,000 people from 14.0 in 2017, according to new vital statistics data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This newest jump continues a decades-long increase...Read More
Jun. 16, 2020:Among the numerous impacts resulting from the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic, early evidence from several recent national polls suggests that the COVID-19 crisis is taking a significant toll on mental health in the United States.1 While we will not be able to fully comprehend the extent...Read More
May. 28, 2020:The number of nonelderly adults (age 18-64) without health insurance coverage increased to 27.2 million in the first six months of 2019 (January-June), up from 24.8 million in the same period in 2018. This put the uninsured rate for the first half of 2019 at 13.7%, an increase from 12.5% in the...Read More
May. 26, 2020:The SHADAC COVID-19 Survey on the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on health care access and insurance coverage was conducted as part of the AmeriSpeak omnibus survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago. The survey was conducted using a mix of phone and online modes from April 24 and...Read More
May. 26, 2020:
Colin Planalp, MPA, Giovann Alarcon, MPP, Lynn A. Blewett, PhD,
The coronavirus pandemic and ensuing economic crisis have introduced a new and unique set of conditions that trigger stress in the United States population. Many individuals are concerned about contracting the virus and...Read More
May. 14, 2020:Colin Planalp, MPA, Giovann Alarcon, MPP, Lynn A. Blewett, PhD
According to results from the SHADAC COVID-19 Survey, conducted in late April 2020, more than 10 million U.S. adults have lost their health insurance due to the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, more than 7 million U.S....Read More
May. 13, 2020:As states have urgently strategized responses to the sudden arrival of the initial wave of the coronavirus pandemic and begun to prepare for the possibility of a second wave in the fall, states’ per-capita public health funding is a metric that has garnered new attention. Estimates for this measure...Read More
May. 06, 2020:SHADAC has added two brand new measures and updated four previously existing measures with the latest available estimates on the State Health Compare website.
The new measures include:
Broadband Internet Access
This measure indicates the percentage of non-group...Read More
Apr. 29, 2020:
More than half worried about their ability to pay for COVID-19 health care
Colin Planalp, MPA, Kathleen Thiede Call, PhD, Giovann Alarcon, MPP, Lynn A. Blewett, PhD
According to results from a new April 2020 survey, a majority of adults in the United States say that their access to health...Read More
Apr. 23, 2020:University of Minnesota COVID-19 Health Insurance Model (MN-HIM)
Most Americans rely on their place of employment to obtain private health insurance coverage. Currently, 64% of workers age
19–64 and their dependents get their health insurance coverage through an employer source. One...Read More
Apr. 15, 2020:Though the spread of disease caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted the lives of individuals across the United States, the magnitude of the virus' effects has varied greatly across different states. Access to current, accurate state-level data is important in order to inform...Read More
Apr. 10, 2020:The following content is cross-posted from State Health and Value Strategies. It was first published on April 9, 2020.
Authors: Emily Zylla and Lacey Hartman, SHADAC
Accurate, timely data is a key tool in states’ efforts to understand and respond to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19)...Read More
Apr. 09, 2020:The U.S. Census Bureau has released the Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) for 2018, providing estimates of health insurance coverage for all counties and states. This year, the Census Bureau has also added an animated map tool, so that users can view county coverage trends over...Read More
Mar. 25, 2020:The arrival of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has fundamentally changed the way we work, live, and seek health care. As more and more of the population across the United States is being asked to stay in their homes to assist the efforts toward containment and prevention of the virus, access to...Read More
Mar. 19, 2020:
BRFSS SPOTLIGHT SERIES OVERVIEW
This three-part infographic series from SHADAC focuses on data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey, an annual telephone survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that collects data...Read More
Mar. 17, 2020:
BRFSS SPOTLIGHT SERIES OVERVIEW
This three-part series from SHADAC focuses on data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey, an annual telephone survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that collects data from...Read More
Mar. 05, 2020:Last year, the U.S. Census Bureau enacted a second and final round of changes in a planned, two-stage redesign process for the agency’s Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC). The first revision, made in 2014, was a redesign of the CPS ASEC questions regarding...Read More
Mar. 05, 2020:U.S. health care spending continues to grow, reaching $3.6 trillion and 17.7% of the GDP in 2018.[i] Unfortunately, a significant share of these costs are increasingly born by Americans in the form of increased deductibles, copayment, and coinsurance—commonly referred to as patient “out-...Read More