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Report/Brief: Comparing Federal Government Surveys That Count the Uninsured: 2023
May. 17, 2024: How many Americans are uninsured? The exact answer is unclear, but general estimates can be obtained by comparing various federal government surveys that estimate uninsurance. SHADAC has recently updated our annual “Comparing Federal Government Surveys that Count the Uninsured” brief...Read MoreReport/Brief: Systemic Racism: Underlying Factors of Medicaid Inequities Annotated Bibliography
May. 07, 2024: *Click here to jump to the 'Systemic Racism' annotated bibliography* The State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and in collaboration with partner organizations is exploring whether a new national Medicaid Equity...Read MoreInfographics: Housing Affordability Matters: Unaffordable Rents Infographics Updated with 2022 Data
May. 06, 2024: In 2019, SHADAC researchers performed an analysis using 2017 data to examine housing affordability, looking specifically at rental costs for various populations across the United States. ‘Unaffordable rents’ are defined as rental costs that require a household spend more than 30% of their...Read MoreJournal Article: Categorization of Health Insurance Coverage Type from Survey Questions after Health Reform: The Case of the Current Population Survey
May. 02, 2024: This article, coauthored by SHADAC Investigator Kathleen Call alongside colleagues from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs Angela Fertig and U.S. Census Bureau Joanne Pascale, used administrative records linked with survey data to explore how to categorize private marketplace coverage versus...Read MoreBlog: Cancer Screening Data: Adults Who Have Received Recommended Cancer Screenings by Coverage Type, Education Level, and Race/Ethnicity in 2022
Apr. 30, 2024: Cancer screening for adults plays a pivotal role in early detection, increasing the chances of successful treatment and preventing thousands of cancer deaths. Despite their life-saving potential, many adults may choose to delay or skip these screenings due to various barriers, such as limited...Read MoreReport/Brief: Perceptions and Opinions Relating to Cannabis in Minnesota
Apr. 17, 2024: Using data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), this brief explores people’s perceptions and opinions related to cannabis and cannabis use prior to its 2023 legalization in Minnesota. The brief begins with an overview of the context of cannabis policy and use in the United...Read MoreBlog: Measuring Perceptions and Opinions on Cannabis Use and Access in Minnesota
Apr. 17, 2024: Even before legalization, most Minnesotans reported that cannabis was easy to obtain; only one-third disapproved of use by adults During the past decade, the United States’ cannabis policy landscape has changed dramatically. By the end of 2023, 24 states had legalized cannabis for non-medical...Read MoreBlog: FPG vs. FPL: What's the Difference?
Apr. 03, 2024: This blog was originally posted on April 18, 2023 and updated on April 3, 2024 The terms "FPG" and "FPL" are often used interchangeably, but they are not actually the same thing; there are, in fact, important functional differences between the two concepts. The federal poverty ...Read MoreBlog: AHIP Presentation 2024: Improving Health Equity Through Better Demographic Data Collection in Medicaid
Mar. 28, 2024: On March 12, 2024, SHADAC Deputy Director Elizabeth Lukanen presented at the AHIP Medicare, Medicaid, Duals & Commercial Markets Forum as a part of the “Improving Health Equity Through Better Data Collection” session series. Elizabeth's presentation focused specifically on demographic data...Read MoreBlog: Unemployment Rate Trends of the Past 5 Years: Pre-, Mid-, and Post-Pandemic
Mar. 21, 2024: In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic ended the United States’ decade-long era of economic expansion. Many businesses across industries halted or closed operations, resulting in record-high temporary and permanent job losses – events that have been reflected in unemployment rate trends. ...Read MoreReport/Brief: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data: New and Updated Information on Federal Guidance and Medicaid Data Collection Practices (SHVS Brief)
Mar. 11, 2024: Find the brief in full here on the State Health & Value Strategies site. Authors: Emily Zylla and Elizabeth Lukanen, SHADAC. Original publication date: March 11, 2024 In the United States, over 13 million people identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or...Read MoreResource: 2023 SHADAC Annual Report
Mar. 11, 2024: In the past year, with support from partners, funders, and collaborators, SHADAC has continued to provide states, organizations, policymakers, and more with unbiased research, technical assistance, and data & evaluation resources. Each year, we create an Annual Report to provide...Read MoreResource: State Medicaid Member Experience Qualitative Data Scan
Mar. 06, 2024: As part of the ongoing work in Phase 2 of the Medicaid Equity Monitoring Tool project, SHADAC researchers have been working to understand what available data sources and measures currently exist that could be useful in populating a potential Medicaid Equity Monitoring Tool. ...Read MoreBlog: 2023 NHIS Early Release: Estimates from Quarter 3 (July to September) Hold Steady
Mar. 06, 2024: The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has released quarterly estimates of health insurance coverage beginning in July 2022 through September 2023 from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) as part of the NHIS Early Release Program. Each quarter covers a three-month span, and this...Read MoreBlog: Minnesota Community and Uninsured Profile Updated to Include 2022 American Community Survey Estimates
Mar. 01, 2024: Five-year American Community Survey estimates have been released for 2022, which means that SHADAC researchers have updated our ‘Minnesota Community and Uninsured Profile’ to include this latest data. This...Read MoreBlog: 2020 Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA) Updates in the 2022 American Community Survey
Feb. 28, 2024: A Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA) is a type of geographic unit created for statistical purposes. PUMAs represent geographic areas with a population size of 100,000–200,000 within a state (PUMAs cannot cross state lines). PUMAs are the smallest level of geography available in American Community...Read MoreBlog: Now Available on State Health Compare: New 2022 Estimates from the ACS and CPS
Feb. 19, 2024: 2022 estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS) and Current Population Survey (CPS) are now available for eight measures on SHADAC’s State Health Compare. Updated measures using new ACS data include: Coverage Type Health insurance coverage by type of coverage (...Read MoreThe Opioid Epidemic in the United States
Feb. 07, 2024: The Opioid Epidemic in the United States Over the past two decades, the United States has experienced a growing crisis of substance abuse and addiction that is illustrated most starkly by the rise in deaths from drug overdoses. Since 2000, the annual number of overdose deaths from any kind of...Read MoreBlog: New Data on Health Insurance Coverage by Race/Ethnicity Added to State Health Compare
Feb. 05, 2024: State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) has added two new racial/ethnic population groups to our measures of health insurance coverage available on State Health Compare. Using micro-data from the American Community Survey (ACS), we were able to add health insurance coverage measures...Read MoreJournal Article: Using Enrollment Records to Evaluate Self-Reports of Monthly Coverage in the Redesigned Current Population Survey Health Insurance Module
Jan. 31, 2024: This journal article was originally published on January 23, 2024, in Health Services Research. Introduction This article, authored by SHADAC Investigator Dr. Kathleen T. Call alongside colleagues from the U.S. Census Bureau Angela R. Fertig and Joanne Pascale, explores the...Read MorePages
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