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2022 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 2022. Click the report below to flip through our 2022 Annual Report. Image Read More

Monitoring Broadband Expansion and Disparities using Data from State Health Compare

Introduction The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic underscored the importance of telehealth services to people across the U.S. and the crucial role of broadband internet access in providing those services. Telehealth continues to be a popular and often necessary way for patients to access care, and… Read More

What the Growing Medicaid Undercount Means for Data Users and Policymakers

SHADAC hosted a one-hour webinar on Wednesday, April 5th to discuss the rising Medicaid undercount. With many states and stakeholders eager to understand the topic further, this webinar provided an overview of issues related to the Medicaid undercount along with relevant… Read More

Resource: Minnesota’s Community and Uninsured Profile

The resources below were created by SHADAC with essential guidance from the advisory board of MNsure navigators and policymakers. These tools can be used for community-level equity-focused work and advocacy by informing strategic plans, partnership development, assessment of community needs, and… Read More

Updates to Minnesota’s Community and Uninsured Profile: NEW Social Vulnerability Index Information and Updated 2017–2021 Data

    Following the release of the 2021 U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 5-year data file (2017–2021), SHADAC has made important updates to the Minnesota Community and Uninsured Profile resource to incorporate an analysis of the 2021 data. The Community and… Read More

Considerations from SHADAC: Proposed Revisions to Federal Standards for Collecting Race/Ethnicity Data

  On January 26, 2023, the Interagency Technical Working Group on Race and Ethnicity Standards released an initial set of recommended revisions to the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Statistical Policy Directive No. 15: Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting… 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

Significance Testing Using State Health Compare

Image Originally published December 2016. Updated March 2023 by SHADAC Research Assistant Adey Fentaw. This technical brief provides guidance on how to run tests for statistically significant differences using estimates and their associated margins of… Read More

Determining the Need for a Medicaid Equity Monitoring Tool

Project OverviewPeople who experience health inequities based on race, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, immigration status, and other factors, are a longstanding and pervasive problem that is deeply rooted in discrimination and structural racism. The Medicaid program, through its… Read More

Review of Health Insurance Coverage Data in 2021: Releases and Resources

Each year, SHADAC covers the releases of health insurance coverage data from major federal surveys such as the American Community Survey (ACS) and Current Population Survey (CPS), both of which are overseen by the U.S. Census Bureau.1 Not only do these data provide an understanding of trends… Read More

Changing Population Estimates: Implications for Data Users

.How the CDC’s recent shift will impact calculations for birth and death ratesThe National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently changed the population estimates they use to calculate population-level rates in their National Vital Statistics System (… Read More

To Improve Health Equity, Treat Disparities in Adverse Childhood Experiences

Twenty-five years ago, a watershed study on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) first established a relationship between childhood trauma and long-term health impacts that can last well into adulthood.1 Since then, numerous related studies have corroborated the association between ACEs and… 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

Recent Publication Round-Up: The 2021 Medicaid Undercount

Research has consistently shown that surveys that measure health insurance coverage underestimate the number of people enrolled in Medicaid; this is known as the “Medicaid undercount.” SHADAC researchers have long monitored and investigated the magnitude, causes, and effects of the Medicaid… Read More

Tracking the Medicaid Undercount in the 2021 ACS Coverage Data

Research has consistently shown that health insurance coverage surveys underestimate the number of people enrolled in Medicaid and the extent of this “Medicaid undercount” varies greatly across surveys and states. Among these surveys that measure health insurance coverage, the American… Read More

SHADAC in JHPPL: The Future of State All-Payer Claims Databases

This journal article was originally published in Volume 48, Issue 1 of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (JHPPL).   Authors: Lynn A. Blewett, PhD, MPA, Natalie Schwehr Mac Arthur, PhD, MAc, and James Campbell SHADAC researchers recently published an article in the… 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

Navigating Data on State Health Compare (Video)

 Check out our new video to learn tips and tricks for using SHADAC’s State Health CompareSHADAC’s State Health Compare is a go-to resource for more than 45 data measures on a range of health topics including insurance coverage; cost of care; health behaviors; health outcomes; access to… Read More

Race/Ethnicity Data in CMS Medicaid (T-MSIS) Analytic Files: 2020 Data Assessment

The Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) is the largest national database of current Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiary information collected from U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia (DC).1 T-MSIS data are critical for… Read More