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The Opioid Epidemic in the United States

The Opioid Epidemic in the United StatesOver 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 drug… Read More

State-Based Marketplace Transition Data During the Unwinding (Cross-Post)

  Image The following content is cross-posted from State Health & Value Strategies. Authors: Elizabeth Lukanen, Emily Zylla, and Lindsey Theis, SHADACThis expert perspective (EP) will be updated by SHADAC experts as additional dashboards/… Read More

State Dashboards to Monitor the Unwinding of the Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirement (Cross-Post)

Image The following content is cross-posted from State Health & Value Strategies. Authors: Elizabeth Lukanen, Emily Zylla, and Lindsey Theis, SHADACThis expert perspective (EP) will be updated by SHADAC experts as additional dashboards/… Read More

States Reporting of Medicaid Unwinding Reinstatement Data (SHVS EP Cross-Post)

Image . The following content is cross-posted from State Health & Value Strategies.  Authors: Emily Zylla and Elizabeth Lukanen, SHADAC States, the federal government, advocates, and the media have all been closely tracking and monitoring… Read More

The Opioid Crisis in the Pandemic Era

Image During 2020 and 2021, the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, data show that drug overdose deaths did not subside or plateau, but unfortunately surged alongside the rise of the coronavirus. Growing death rates were driven by a substantive… Read More

2022 ACS: Declining Uninsured Rates for the U.S. and States are Supported by Private and Public Coverage Increases

      Related Releases and Materials Image New Blog and Infographic CPS ASEC: 2022 National Health Insurance Coverage Estimates Show Falling Rates of Uninsurance and Direct-Purchase Coverage  Upcoming Webinar An Annual… Read More

Using Surveys to Monitor Coverage Transitions During the Unwinding of the Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirement (Cross-Post)

Image . The following content is cross-posted from State Health & Value Strategies.  Authors: Elizabeth Lukanen and Colin Planalp, SHADAC, and Kevin Caudill, GMMB The unwinding of the Medicaid continuous coverage requirement represents the… Read More

SHADAC's Lynn Blewett Featured on 'Hospitals in Focus' Podcast

Image SHADAC Director Dr. Lynn Blewett was recently invited to join Federation of American Hospitals CEO and President Chip Kahn as a guest on his podcast Hospitals in Focus to share her thoughts on the impacts of the unwinding of the… Read More

Data to Monitor the Unwinding of the Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirement

On July 27, 2023, SHADAC Deputy Director Elizabeth Lukanen presented to the Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition, Medicaid Unwinding Task Force. This presentation included a brief overview of the potential coverage impacts of the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous coverage… Read More

Best Practices for Publicly Reporting State Unwinding Data (Cross-Post)

Image The following content is cross-posted from State Health & Value Strategies.  Authors: Elizabeth Lukanen, Emily Zylla, SHADAC Original publication date: June 30, 2023. The unwinding of the Medicaid continuous coverage requirement… Read More

Examining Discrimination and Health Care Access by Sexual Orientation in Minnesota

Authors: Natalie Mac Arthur, Jeremy Duval, Kathleen CallMore than one-third of lesbian/gay adults in Minnesota reported experiencing discrimination from health care providers based on their sexual orientation and gender identity.  Survey Question Overview In this analysis, we… Read More

The Kids Aren't Alright: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Implications for Health Equity

Authors: Colin Planalp, MPA and Andrea Stewart, MA  Image Drawing on data from the National Survey of Children’s Health, this brief investigates the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and disparities in ACEs exposure by… Read More

Reporting Requirements Related to Unwinding Medicaid Continuous Coverage: Considerations for Medicaid and the Marketplace (State Health & Value Strategies Expert Perspective Cross-Post)

Image The following content is cross-posted from State Health & Value Strategies.  Original publication date: February 9, 2023. Authors: Elizabeth Lukanen, Emily Zylla, SHADAC The Families First Coronavirus Response Act implemented a… Read More

Issue Brief: Unwinding the Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirement - Transitioning to Employer-Sponsored Coverage (State Health & Value Strategies Cross-Post)

The following content is cross-posted from State Health and Value Strategies, published on January 19, 2023. Authors: Elizabeth Lukanen and Robert Hest, SHADAC Image Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) have… Read More

Examining Gender-Based Discrimination in Health Care Access by Gender Identity in Minnesota

Authors: Jeremy Duval, Natalie Mac Arthur, Kathleen Call DefinitionsCisgender/cis: A person whose gender identity corresponds with their sex assigned at birth.Transgender/trans: A person whose gender identity differs from their sex assigned at birth.Non-binary: An umbrella term… Read More

Medicaid Undercount Doubles, Likely Tied to Enrollee Misreporting of Coverage

Image Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) programs have played a key role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, providing an important safety net for health insurance coverage for millions of people during this unprecedented public… Read More

Charting Two Decades of the Evolving Opioid Crisis

In more than 20 years, the overdose crisis has shifted and grown from prescription opioids to a range of illicitly trafficked drugs Just over a decade after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared an “epidemic” of overdoses from prescription painkillers in 2011,… Read More

Rates of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms Declined in 2021, Remained Higher than Pre-Pandemic

June 7, 2022   Despite improvements, disparities in prevalence persisted Image As the COVID-19 pandemic continues in the United States, anxiety and depression levels remain elevated compared to pre-pandemic rates. However, 2021 data shows a… Read More

2021 SHADAC Annual Report

This report provides an overview of our topic areas, technical expertise, and partnerships as well as a glimpse into some of the work done at SHADAC in 2021. Click the report below to flip through our 2021 Annual Report. Image… Read More

Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the U.S. has Reached a Plateau: Evidence from the Household Pulse Survey

Previous analysis produced by SHADAC using data from the Household Pulse Survey (HPS) showed promising evidence of a reduction in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy during the first three months of 2021. However, though this report highlighted an overall decline in hesitancy, it also showed disparities in… Read More