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Feb. 9, 2011: We are pleased to announce several job openings at SHADAC and the Integrated Health Interview Series (IHIS).  Please visit our employment opportunities web page for information, and we invite you to share this with your colleagues.  SHADAC offers a great opportunity to work at the… Read More

Feb. 9, 2011: Blewett, L., & Bindman, A. 2011. “Harvesting the Lessons of State Health Policy.” Health Services Research 46(1): 246-250. Findings of the first round of State Health Access Reform (SHARE) projects funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), published in a… Read More

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Feb. 7, 2011: View the latest edition of the SHADAC/SHARE newsletter, featuring the latest presentations and publications by SHADAC researchers, new MEPS-IC small employer tables, news from the states, and more. Read More

Feb. 4, 2011: Webinar presentation by Elizabeth Lukanen for the January 20, 2011 National Leadership Series (NLS) webinar regarding the State Health Access Program (SHAP).  The NLS is a webinar series sponsored by the Health Research and Services Administration (HRSA) designed to engage communities in… Read More

Feb. 4, 2011: SHADAC's Lynn Blewett and Elizabeth Lukanen participated in the third all-grantee meeting of the State Health Access Program (SHAP), held January 12-13, 2011, in Washington, DC.  Grantees discussed eligibility systems improvement, outreach strategies, coverage… Read More

Feb. 4, 2011: Lynn Blewett presented on January 25, 2011, during a webinar for states that have received Affordable Care Act insurance exchange planning grants from the Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (OCCIO).  Dr. Blewett spoke to an audience of state officials about designing an… Read More

Feb. 1, 2011: February 1, 2011: A U.S. District Court judge in Florida has ruled that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional.  This ruling goes further than a December 2010 verdict declaring Section 1501 of ACA—the law’s individual mandate—unconstitutional.  Judge Roger… Read More

Feb. 1, 2011: Blewett L, Spencer D, Burke CE.  2011.  "State High-Risk Pools: An Update on the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association."  Am J Public Health. 2011 Feb; 101(2):231-7. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.185975. Read More

Jan. 26, 2011: This document outlines the first round of SHARE-funded research projects, detailing each study's research goals, principal investigator(s), and grantee institution. Read More

Jan. 24, 2011: View the SHADAC/SHARE >newsletter for January 24, 2011. Read More

Jan. 21, 2011: January 21, 2011:  The February 2011 special issue of Health Services Research is now featured among the publications and research on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) website.  The special issue presents findings from eight SHARE-sponsored studies analyzing a variety of state… Read More

Jan. 19, 2011: January 19, 2011: The Health and Human Services Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (OCIIO) reported yesterday that enrollment in the federal high-risk insurance pool—the “Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan” or “PCIP”—has doubled in the… Read More

Jan. 18, 2011: January 18, 2011: SHARE grantee Ron Deprez has released a new issue brief that presents key findings from his two-year comprehensive evaluation examining the impact of Vermont’s 2006 health reforms: “Achieving Universal Coverage through Comprehensive Reform: The Vermont Experience… Read More

Jan. 14, 2011: The North Carolina Health Professions Data System (HPDS) exists in close partnership with the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program, and in collaboration with the North Carolina health professional licensing boards. The HPDS contains licensure files for 19 health… Read More

Jan. 13, 2011: January 13, 2011: Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), states must expand Medicaid eligibility to include non-disabled childless adults.  (Prior to the passage of ACA, states could only cover this population through a Medicaid waiver or through a program that was completely state-funded.)… Read More

Jan. 12, 2011: January 12, 2011: SHARE grantee Mark Hall has published a paper in the FALL 2010 issue of Inquiry about his SHARE-funded analysis of Section 125 plans.  The article, “Paying for Individual Health Insurance Through Tax-Sheltered Cafeteria Plans,” details the use of Section 125… Read More

Jan. 10, 2011: January 10, 2011: SHARE grantee David Idala has released a new issue brief detailing findings from his SHARE-funded study of Maryland’s Kids First Act of 2009.  The brief, titled, “Overcoming Interagency Data-Sharing Barriers: Lessons from the Maryland Kids First Act,”… Read More

Jan. 10, 2011: View the SHADAC/SHARE newsletter for January 10, 2011. Read More

Jan. 10, 2011:   Presentation by Sharon Long, Karen Stockley (Urban Institute), and Shanna Shulman (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation) at the American  Economic  Association  Annual  Meetings, January 8, 2011 in Denver, CO.  This research examines the impacts of… Read More