Feb. 22, 2018:New coverage estimates from the National Health Interview Survey for the first three quarters of 2017 were published today and indicate few significant changes in health insurance coverage rates when compared with the first three quarters of 2016. At 12.7%, the uninsurance rate for nonelderly...Read More
Feb. 20, 2018:This issue brief uses data from the 2017 Minnesota Health Access Survey (MNHA) to provide additional context on uninsurance in Minnesota by (1) illustrating the persistent disparities in the rates of uninsurance across population groups; and (2) describing Minnesota's uninsured population along key...Read More
Feb. 20, 2018:This brief summarizes findings from the 2017 Minnesota Health Access Survey, focusing on trends in how Minnesotans obtained health insurance coverage and providing an understanding of how the 2017 climate may have contributed to a contraction of coverage.
The Minnesota Health Access Survey...Read More
Feb. 20, 2018:Minnesota saw a significant jump in its 2017 uninsured rate, which climbed to 6.3 percent from 4.3 percent in 2015. In all, about 349,000 Minnesota residents lacked coverage in 2017, which is about 116,000 more than in 2015. These new estimates come from the biannual Minnesota Health Access Survey...Read More
Feb. 20, 2018:A SHADAC analysis of how four states implemented Section 1115 Medicaid expansion waivers is now available. These states—Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, and Michigan—are among eight that have expanded their Medicaid programs through Section 1115 of the Social Security Act rather than through the...Read More
Feb. 09, 2018:A new brief from SHADAC deputy director Elizabeth Lukanen considers Minnesota’s health insurance market before and after passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as well as the outlook for the state’s market given the current policy environment.
Minnesota’s Market before and after the ACA...Read More
Feb. 05, 2018:Prior to the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, Minnesota's health insurance market was, for the most part, relatively high-functioning across indicators of health insurnace access and quality of care, although the state faced common challenges in the area of health care costs. This...Read More
Jan. 29, 2018:SHADAC’s final evaluation report on the SIM Initiative in Minnesota is now publicly available.
This report presents the final results of the state-level evaluation of Minnesota’s SIM initiative. SHADAC conducted this evaluation between January 2015 and September 2017 under a contract with the...Read More
Jan. 24, 2018:According to an article released today in Health Affairs, adults with incomes between 100 and 138 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL)—i.e., “near-poor” adults—saw lower out-of-pocket (OOP) costs and a reduced likelihood of being uninsured in states that expanded Medicaid than in non-...Read More
Jan. 19, 2018:Congress has still not fully reauthorized the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and states are working to figure out how to keep their kids covered. CHIP provides essential coverage for millions of our nation’s poorest children and should not be used as a bargaining tool in federal budget...Read More
Jan. 10, 2018:Rogers, EA, Manser, ST, Cleary J, Joseph AM, Harwood EM, & Call KT. (2018). "Integrating Community Health Workers Into Medical Homes." Annals of Family Medicine 16(1): 13-20. doi: 10.1370/afm.2171
This article details a qualitative analysis that (1) identified facilitators and...Read More
Dec. 31, 2017:
Blewett, LA, Call, KT, Turner J, & Hest, R. (2017). "Data Resources for Conducting Health Services and Policy Research." Annual Review of Public Health 39: 437-452. doi: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040617-013544
This article examines six federal household surveys...Read More
Dec. 20, 2017:The SHADAC newsletter contains updates on SHADAC activities, news from the states, resource updates, and blog highlights. Subscribe to our newsletter here.
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Dec. 15, 2017:The executive summary of SHADAC’s final evaluation report on the SIM Initiative in Minnesota is now available.
Background: SIM in Minnesota
In 2013, the state of Minnesota was awarded a cooperative agreement by the Center for Medicare...Read More
Dec. 12, 2017:SHADAC tables of state and county uninsurance estimates for 2012 to 2016 are now available via clickable map. Users can click a state to access a table of 5-year uninsurance estimates for the state and all counties using data from the American Community Survey (ACS).
Data Background...Read More
Dec. 11, 2017:Use this clickable map to see state and county health insurance coverage estimates for the pooled years 2012-2016.
Counties are searchable by bookmark in each state file.
2012-2016 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates:
Percent Uninsured, Total Civilian...Read More
Dec. 08, 2017:SHADAC Director Lynn Blewett discusses Minnesota’s 1332 reinsurance waiver request and the federal response in a new post on the Health Affairs Blog.
The Highlights
Minnesota’s 1332 Waiver Request
Minnesota submitted a 1332 reinsurance waiver request to the Centers for Medicare and...Read More
Dec. 07, 2017:On September 20, 2017, the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Innovation Center) issued a request for stakeholder feedback on a proposed new direction for the Center, which is shifting its focus toward testing new models of patient-centered care that emphasize choice and...Read More
Dec. 04, 2017:SHADAC has updated six measures in State Health Compare to include estimates for 2016 for each state. The updated measures include:
Health Insurance Coverage
People with High Medical Care Cost Burden
Unemployment Rate
Income Inequality
Adult Educational Attainment
Children...Read More
Dec. 01, 2017:SHADAC will host a coffee-break webinar on December 5th at 12:00 p.m. Central featuring Urban Institute's Dr. Fred Blavin, whose SHARE-funded research asks how medical spending burdens for near-poor families in non-expansion states would change if the states were to expand...Read More