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Nov. 18, 2010: As mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the US Department of Health and Human Services has awarded grants to states for activities related to the implementation of health insurance exchanges. Many states plan to use part of this funding to conduct quantitative analyses aimed at predicting… Read More

Nov. 18, 2010: This brief addresses some of the issues that states will need to consider in making decisions about the health insurance exchanges that are a central part of the health insurance coverage strategy in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) enacted in March of 2010. Specifically,… Read More

Nov. 15, 2010: November 10, 2010: Articles from the SHARE special issue of Health Services Research, scheduled for hard copy release in February 2011, are currently available online via the Early View feature at www.hsr.org. The SHARE HSR special issue—Using State-Level Evidence to Inform National… Read More

Nov. 15, 2010: The SHADAC/SHARE November 15 newsletter is available for viewing at this link. Read More

Nov. 12, 2010: With the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), SHARE’s most recent grants are quick-turnaround, policy-relevant studies aimed at identifying lessons to help states shape implementation of national health reform. The projects focus on topics such as monitoring the impact of reform at the… Read More

Nov. 10, 2010: Presentation by Sharon Long, "Taking Stock:  Assessing Access to Care for Non-elderly Adults on Medicaid," at the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) meeting held October 28 in Washington DC.  MACPAC was established as part of the Children’s Health… Read More

Nov. 9, 2010: November 9, 2010:  SHADAC Senior Economist Sharon Long was invited to present about Massachusetts’ health reform at the twenty-first annual Symposium on Health Care Services in New York.  The symposium, which took place on November 3, 2010, was sponsored by the Greater New York… Read More

Nov. 5, 2010: November 5, 2010.  SHARE has released a new issue brief from our grantees at The Hilltop Institute that offers key lessons for encouraging small employer coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The new brief presents findings about participation in New Mexico’s State Coverage… Read More

Nov. 2, 2010: The US Census Bureau has released the public use microdata sample (PUMS) for the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS).  The data are available for download at this link.  SHADAC researchers have begun processing these files to update the Data Center estimates.  These are expected… Read More

Nov. 1, 2010: SHADAC/SHARE Newsletter, November 1, 2010. Download a PDF version of this file. Read More

Oct. 27, 2010: SHARE is announcing eight new grant awards that focus on state efforts to implement the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  The grants are quick-turnaround studies that will increase the understanding of the impact of reform and facilitate effective decision-making at both the state and national… Read More

Oct. 27, 2010: SHARE is pleased to announce the funding of eight new grants that focus on state efforts to implement the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  These grants are quick-turnaround studies that will increase the understanding of the impact of reform and facilitate effective decision-making at both the… Read More

Oct. 25, 2010: Principal Investigator: Katherine Baicker, PhD, Harvard University This project will analyze newly-available data on utilization of primary care and prescription drugs along with other outcomes among a population of diabetic Medicaid enrollees who received an intervention to test the effectiveness… Read More

Oct. 25, 2010: Principal Investigator: Mike O'Grady, PhD, National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago This project will use the SNACC project (a data linkage project conducted by SHADAC, NCHS, AHRQ, ASPE, CMS, and Census) as a platform for identifying the most useful set of next-… Read More

Oct. 25, 2010: Principal Investigator: Lara Shore-Sheppard, PhD, MA, Williams College This project will analyze the income dynamics and characteristics of low and moderate income adults impacted by PPACA.  Such an analysis will enable the coordination of enrollment between Medicaid/CHIP and insurance… Read More

Oct. 25, 2010: Principal Investigator: Theresa Sachs, Health Management Associates This project will document the enrollment, structure, funding and objectives of current state-funded programs for the uninsured, along with the legal, technical and policy issues that states will have to address as they review… Read More

Oct. 25, 2010: Principal Investigator: Andrew Coburn, PhD, EdM, University of Southern Maine  This project will identify and examine rural implementation issues, challenges, and potential policy and other strategies in two main areas of the PPACA:(1) health system financing and delivery system reform… Read More

Oct. 25, 2010: Principal Investigator: Joel Cantor, ScD, Rutgers Center for State Health Policy This project will evaluate the impact of state policies to extend eligibility for dependent coverage to young adults, analyzing (1) how variations in key access and cost provisions of state laws influence the coverage… Read More

Oct. 25, 2010: Principal Investigator: John Czajka, PhD This project will analyze the potential implications of the PPACA provision requiring states to use “modified adjusted gross income” (MAGI) to determine income eligibility for medical assistance under state plans and waivers.  The project will convene a… Read More

Oct. 25, 2010: Principal Investigator: Len Nichols, PhD, MS, MA, George Mason University This project will develop a strategy for measuring the impacts of health reform with respect to coverage expansion, delivery system reform, workforce development, and public health improvement by state. By convening state,… Read More