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Jun. 3, 2011: June 3, 2011: On June 1, 2011, Colorado became the seventh state to put a health insurance exchange into law and the first to pass such a law through a divided Legislature, with several Republicans voting for the bill in Colorado’s Republican-led House.  The federal Affordable Care Act… Read More

Jun. 1, 2011: Miller, E. June 2011. "Affordability of Health Insurance to Small Business: Implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act." Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 36(3): 539-546. Read More

May. 31, 2011: May 31, 2011: Following lower-than-expected enrollment numbers, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced changes meant to facilitate enrollment in the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) national high-risk pool program.  Key changes include the following… Read More

May. 31, 2011: May 31, 2011:  SHADAC and SHARE researchers will participate in several sessions during the 2011 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM), on June 11-14 in Seattle.  We hope you can attend! SHADAC and SHARE presentations include: Saturday, June 11 State Health Research and Policy… Read More

May. 31, 2011: SHADAC/SHARE Newsletter, May 31, 2011. Download a PDF version of this file. (function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = document.… Read More

May. 25, 2011: May 25, 2011: The Exchanges Subgroup of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)’s Health Insurance and Managed Care Committee has issued the last in a series of four draft white papers offering guidance to states on the establishment of insurance exchanges under the… Read More

May. 24, 2011: Presentation by Michel Boudreaux, with co-authors Kathleen Thiede Call, Donna McAlpine, Tim Beebe, Michel Boudreaux, Brett Fried, David Dutwin, at the American Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Conference, May 13, 2011.  Download a PDF version of these slides. View more… Read More

May. 23, 2011: May 23, 2011: The Utah Department of Health released 2010 uninsurance estimates last week showing that 10.6 percent of the state’s population lacked health insurance coverage.  This rate is slightly lower than the 11.2 percent reported in 2009, but the change is not statistically… Read More

May. 19, 2011: Presentation by Joanna Turner, "Logical Edits of Health Insurance Coverage in the ACS and the CPS ASEC," at the Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, May 13, 2011 in Phoenix AZ. The Census Bureau applied logical coverage edits (also called… Read More

May. 16, 2011: The May 16 edition of the  SHADAC/SHARE newsletter is available for viewing at this link. Read More

May. 13, 2011: This State Data Spotlight describes how Maine’s all-payer claims database (ACPD) has been a useful example for states looking to create their own claims databases. All-payer claims databases are emerging as a vital source of information for states implementing health reforms. Thirteen states… Read More

May. 12, 2011: May 12, 2011: SHARE Deputy Director Elizabeth Lukanen spoke to Managed Healthcare Executive (MHE) recently about the challenges issues states are facing as they plan for the health insurance exchanges required under the Affordable Care Act.  In a May 1, 2011, MHE article, “Public… Read More

May. 11, 2011: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a rule, "Medicaid Program; Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services."  This rule would create new state reporting requirements for access to care measurements that would be submitted annually to CMS,… Read More

May. 5, 2011: May 5, 2011: The Kaiser Family Foundation is reporting that more than 600,000 young adults have joined their parents’ health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision that expands dependent coverage eligibility to age 26.  This is according to information provided… Read More

May. 4, 2011: Read the latest SHADAC/SHARE Newsletter for information and resources,  presentations by SHADAC staff, reform resources, and news from the states. Sign up for our mailing list to have our biweekly news delivered to your inbox. Read More

Apr. 28, 2011: April 28, 2011: These recent reports address strategies for state implementation of health insurance exchanges, looking at what strategies have been tried, what alternatives are available, and the advantages and disadvantages of various options. Massachusetts and Utah: Lessons Learned In… Read More

Apr. 28, 2011: Presentation by Lynn Blewett, "Immigrants’ access to care under the Affordable Care Act: The role of states in addressing coverage gaps," at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health's symposium, Accelerating the Future: the Changing Face of Health in America, held… Read More

Apr. 20, 2011: April 20, 2011:  The National Center for Health Statistics has released updated state-level wireless substitution estimates.  The report, "Wireless Substitution: State-level Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January 2007-June 2010," provides model-based… Read More

Apr. 18, 2011: Read the latest SHADAC/SHARE Newsletter for information and resources.  Highlights include the recording of our recent webinar on Medicaid Eligibility, presentations by SHADAC staff, reform resources, and news from the states. Sign up for our mailing list to have our biweekly news… Read More

Apr. 15, 2011: Presentation by Lynn Blewett, "Social Health Insurance: US and Access ," at the Westlake Forum III, Healthcare Reform in China and the US: Similarities, Differences and Challenges, held on April 10-12, 2011 in Atlanta GA. Westlake Forum is a series of symposia initiated by Zhejiang… Read More