Sep. 29, 2010:The purpose of this brief is to introduce health policy data users to the American Community Survey, explain how it differs from the Current Population Survey, and provide guidance on issues to consider in deciding when to use each survey. September 2010.
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Sep. 28, 2010:
September 28, 2010: SHADAC Director Lynn Blewett and SHADAC Senior Economist Sharon Long blogged for Health Affairs last week, commenting on the important role individual states are playing in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Dr. Blewett and Dr. Long point out that...Read More
Sep. 27, 2010:
Join SHADAC on September 30th for this webinar to discuss the 2009 health insurance coverage estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS).
WHEN: Thursday, September 30, 2010, at noon Eastern time.
The webinar is free but pre-registration is required at this link.
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Sep. 23, 2010:
September 23, 2010: President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law six months ago today, on March 23, 2010. On this anniversary, a number of insurance regulation reforms mandated by the ACA go into effect.
Among the new rules are the following...Read More
Sep. 23, 2010:
September 23, 2010: President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law six months ago today, on March 23, 2010. On this anniversary, a number of insurance regulation reforms mandated by the ACA go into effect.
Among the new rules are the following...Read More
Sep. 16, 2010:
September 16, 2010: The percent of uninsured in our country increased to 16.7%, or 50.7 million people in 2009 (up from 15.4% or 46.3 million in 2008). The newest numbers were released today by the U.S. Census Bureau based on data from the Current Population Survey’s...Read More
Sep. 16, 2010:
The U.S. Census Bureau has released Current Population Survey (CPS) health insurance estimates from calendar year 2009, showing that percent of the U.S. Population without health insurance coverage increased to 16.7% (50.7 million). Children's uninsurance stayed steady at 10% (7.5...Read More
Sep. 14, 2010:SHADAC has developed and made available a Current Population Survey (CPS) data series (the "SHADAC-Enhanced CPS") that makes several adjustments to the CPS estimates to account for survey changes over time. This brief compares the CPS estimates as published by the Census Bureau to the SHADAC-...Read More
Sep. 13, 2010:
September 13, 2010: For the past 18 months SHADAC has worked with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to produce the Health Care Consumer Confidence Index, a monthly measure of consumer experiences with and concerns about the health care system. Results over this timeframe show that...Read More
Sep. 10, 2010:
September 10, 2010: Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty issued an executive order on August 31, 2010, declaring that all state agencies and executive branch departments must obtain approval from his office before applying for grant funds made available through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), unless...Read More
Sep. 07, 2010:
September 7, 2010: Washington’s Health Insurance Partnership (HIP), a new state program making health insurance coverage available to small employers, began enrolling employers on September 1st for coverage that will start next year.
Businesses with up to 50 employees...Read More
Sep. 02, 2010:SHARE hosted a webinar on September 1, 2010, about the use of federal and state survey data for evaluating the impact of health reform at the state level. A recording of the event, “Using the National Health Interview Survey to Evaluate State Health Reform – Findings from New York and...Read More
Sep. 02, 2010:
September 2, 2010: The full launch of Utah’s virtual health insurance marketplace—the Utah Health Exchange—began yesterday, following a one-year limited pilot during which the exchange was open only to individuals and some small businesses. Now, individuals and all small...Read More
Aug. 26, 2010:
Using the National Health Interview Survey to Evaluate State Health Reform - Findings from New York and Massachusetts
Wednesday, September 1st
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (EDT)
Sharon Long, Senior Economist at SHADAC, will present findings from her research using the National Health...Read More
Aug. 25, 2010:Massachusetts enacted a comprehensive health care reform bill in 2006 that has moved the state to near-universal health insurance coverage. Although estimates to date have focused on the overall effect of the Massachusetts health reform package there is substantial policy interest in determining...Read More
Aug. 25, 2010:
Using the National Health Interview Survey to Evaluate State Health Reform - Findings from New York and Massachusetts
September 1, 2010, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (EDT)
Click here to register.
Join us as SHADAC Senior Economist Sharon Long presents findings from her research...Read More