Aug. 23, 2010:
August 23, 2010: SHARE has released a new issue brief about Iowa’s experience using income tax information to reach out to uninsured children who are potentially eligible for the state’s CHIP (“hawk-i”) and Medicaid programs. This outreach was mandated by Iowa...Read More
Aug. 23, 2010:
This issue brief details the collaborative effort between Iowa's Department of Revenue and Department of Human Services to use tax information to reach out to uninsured children who are potentially eligible for the state’s CHIP (“hawk-i”) and Medicaid programs. The brief...Read More
Aug. 23, 2010:
Presentation by Peter Graven at the National Center for Health Statistics conference in Washington, DC, August 17 2010.
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Aug. 20, 2010:Report for Phase VI of the SNACC Medicaid Undercount project: Comparing MSIS and MEPS. This phase replicates the Phase II process but uses the calendar year 2003 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data. The intent of Phase VI is to determine how the MEPS estimate of the number of...Read More
Aug. 20, 2010:Report for Phase V of the SNACC Medicaid Undercount project: Comparing MSIS and the CPS ASEC, 2003-2004. This phase V is a repeat of Phase II with later years of the CPS. The intent of this phase is to see if the discrepancy measured and explained in Phase II changes noticeably in the size or...Read More
Aug. 20, 2010:
This report provides a 12-month historical overview (July 1009-June 2010) of Americans’ opinions about their experiences and expectations relating to health care. The report is based on The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) Health Care Consumer Confidence Index (RWJF Index), a...Read More
Aug. 17, 2010:
Presentation by Joanna Turner and Brett O'Hara (US Census Bureau) at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Vancouver, British Columbia, August 4 2010.
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Aug. 17, 2010:
NEWS RELEASE -- FOR IMMEDIATE USE
August 17, 2010
Contact: Karen Soderberg, 612-625-5062
LEADING HEALTH POLICY RESEARCHER JOINS TEAM OF STATE HEALTH ACCESS DATA ASSISTANCE CENTER
Sharon Long Joins SHADAC, Releases New Reports on Effectiveness of Young Adult...Read More
Aug. 16, 2010:
August 16, 2010: SHADAC Senior Economist Sharon Long has released two issue briefs detailing findings from her SHARE-sponsored research project.
In the first brief, “Massachusetts Health Reform in 2008: Who are the Remaining Uninsured Adults?” Dr. Long and her research team...Read More
Aug. 06, 2010:Presentation by Elizabeth Lukanen at the State Health Access Program (SHAP) All Grantee Meeting in Arlington, VA, July 26 2010.
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Aug. 06, 2010:
August 6, 2010: In an August 2nd blog post, Acting OMB Director Jeffrey Zients makes the case for conducting rigorous evaluations to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of federal programs and for taking action based on evaluation findings. Zients points out that the federal...Read More
Aug. 05, 2010:
Presentation by Julie Sonier at the pre-conference of the State Coverage Initiatives (SCI) Annual Meeting, in Minneapolis, MN, August 4 2010.
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Aug. 02, 2010:
July 30, 2010: SHADAC Director Lynn Blewett was quoted in a July 29, 2010, MinnPost article on a new approach to dealing with Minnesota's medically vulnerable poor.
The article describes a coordinated care delivery system being tested by four Minnesota hospitals to provide care for...Read More
Jul. 29, 2010:
The Census Bureau has released updated small area health insurance estimates (SAHIE). This release reflect 2007 modeled estimates of health insurance coverage by age, sex, and income categories at the county-level, based on the Current Population Survey and other data sources. ...Read More
Jul. 27, 2010:
July 27, 2010: The SHARE research team led by José Escarce has released an issue brief analyzing efforts to expand CHIP coverage to higher-income children in Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Washington. The authors use data from the 2002-2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplement (...Read More
Jul. 23, 2010:These SHAP technical assistance memoranda were provided to SHAP grantees to help inform the development of program enrollee surveys.
"Composition of Enrollee Surveys" discusses satisfaction surveys broadly. June 2010. This memo also has an addendum providing specific examples of surveys...Read More
Jul. 21, 2010:
July 21, 2010: Starting July 1, Wisconsin began offering health benefits for low-income adults through its new self-funded health care plan, BadgerCare Plus Basic. This plan was created in order to provide basic services for the more than 50,000 adults on the waiting list for...Read More