Mar. 28, 2017:The content below is cross-posted from The Gender Policy Report from the Center on Women, Gender, and Public Policy at the University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs.
In 2014, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded Medicaid and established health insurance exchanges for people...Read More
Mar. 15, 2017:
A paper released today in Health Affairs examines the link between health insurance changes after the first ACA open enrollment period (“OEP One”) and the efforts of federal, state, and non-profit sponsors to market their products. Specifically, the study authors considered the...Read More
Mar. 10, 2017:Allen, EM, Call, KT, Beebe TJ, McAlpine DD, & Johnson PJ. (2017). "Barriers to Care and Health Care Utilization among the Publicly Insured." Medical Care 55(3): 207-214. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000644.
This paper examines 2008 survey of adult enrolles in Minnesota's public...Read More
Mar. 09, 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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Mar. 01, 2017:
Background
The State Innovation Model (SIM) in Minnesota, known as the Minnesota Accountable Health Model, aims to accelerate care delivery and payment reforms to achieve a health care system that provides patient-centered, coordinated care; holds providers accountable for costs and quality of...Read More
Feb. 22, 2017:For all chartbooks, state fact sheets, and additional resources, visit here.
Chartbook
SHADAC's new chartbook uses data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component (MEPS-IC) to highlight the experiences of private-sector...Read More
Feb. 22, 2017:
Chartbook
This SHADAC chartbook uses data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component (MEPS-IC) to highlight the experiences of private-sector workers with employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) from 2011 through 2015 at the national level and in the states. ...Read More
Feb. 17, 2017:In a new video from Health News Review, Dr. Sarah Gollust (University of Minnesota) discusses an analysis just released in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH).
The analysis examines the content of local TV news coverage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) during the...Read More
Feb. 16, 2017:In 2014, new Medicaid and Marketplace enrollees identified news as the top source of information about health insurance options, with local television news cited more than any other news media type as their most influential information source. Despite the key role of television news media in...Read More
Feb. 14, 2017:The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released health insurance coverage estimates for January through September 20161 from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) as part of the NHIS Early Release Program.
In the Nation
With only a few exceptions coverage and...Read More
Feb. 08, 2017:A new SHADAC brief examines the implications of an Affordable Care Act repeal for Minnesota. The authors, SHADAC Research Assistant Robert Hest and SHADAC Director Lynn Blewett, present an overview of the the impact of the ACA's coverage expansions in the state and highlight the potential for...Read More
Feb. 07, 2017:In this brief, the authors present an overview of the impact of the ACA’s coverage expansions in the state of Minnesota and highlight the potential for losses with an ACA repeal. We look specifically at rates of health insurance coverage, hospital uncompensated care, and levels of federal...Read More
Jan. 11, 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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Jan. 03, 2017:The following content is cross-posted from California Healthcare Foundation. It was first published on December 15, 2016.
Author: Amy Adams, California HealthCare Foundation, Senior Program Officer
The uninsured rate in California reached historic lows two years after the implementation of...Read More
Dec. 22, 2016:With the recent focus on health insurance coverage purchased through Affordable Care Act marketplaces, it is easy to forget that the majority of individuals are enrolled in health insurance through their employer (56% in 2015).[1] This blog is the second in a series that highlights the experiences...Read More
Dec. 20, 2016:Tools and Resources
SHADAC State Health Compare
State Survey Resources and Technical Assistance
Federal Survey Resources and Technical Assistance
ACA 411
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Dec. 20, 2016:Monitoring and Evaluation Structures and Frameworks
A Framework for Tracking the Impacts of the Affordable Care Act in California
Assessing Quality Measurement Strategies Aimed at Special Populations in Medicaid
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Dec. 20, 2016:Innovative Approaches to State-Level Evaluation and Monitoring
ACA Coverage Expansions: Measuring and Monitoring Churn at the State Level
Making Use of All-Payer Claims Databases (APCDs) for Health Care Reform Evaluation
Using Insurer Filings to Monitor the Private Health Insurance Market...Read More
Dec. 20, 2016:Case Studies Related to Medicaid and Marketplace Enrollment
SHADAC was part of a team led by the RAND Corporation that was selected by ASPE to monitor and evaluate Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation, related health policy issues, and other priorities of the Department of Health and Human...Read More
Dec. 20, 2016:Evaluation Projects
Study of the Impact of the ACA in Kentucky
Evaluation of Minnesota’s State Innovation Model (SIM)
State Health Reform Assistance Network
Public Hospital Redesign and Incentives for Medi-Cal (PRIME) Program
Comparing Health Insurance Measurement Error (CHIME)
Case...Read More