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Oct. 18, 2010: SHADAC/SHARE Newsletter, October 18, 2010. Download a PDF version of this file. Read More

Oct. 14, 2010: SHADAC has updated the Data Center to include include calendar year 2009 for the Current Population Survey (CPS) and SHADAC-Enhanced CPS estimates.  Estimates now allow for calculation of insurance coverage by poverty and age categories related to health reform.  Revisions have also… Read More

Oct. 14, 2010: October 13, 2010:  SHADAC has released a new issue brief titled “Health Insurance Exchanges: Implementation and Data Considerations for States and Existing Models for Comparison.” The brief presents key implementation and data considerations for states as they contemplate the… Read More

Oct. 14, 2010: October 13, 2010:  SHADAC has released a new issue brief that will be of interest for states as they work to implement the exchange provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).  The brief, titled “Health Insurance Exchanges: Implementation and Data… Read More

Oct. 14, 2010: This technical brief describes several enhancements and revisions have been made to SHADAC’s Data Center in October 2010. The Data Center is a web-based table generator tool allowing users to customize tables and graphs of health insurance coverage estimates within a pre-defined set of parameters.… Read More

Oct. 13, 2010: SHADAC Issue Brief #23 presents key implementation and data considerations for states as they contemplate the creation and role of health insurance exchanges.  Establishing health insurance exchanges is integral to implementing reforms under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act… Read More

Oct. 12, 2010: In-depth presentation and virtual tour of Wisconsin's eligibility and enrollment system. Recorded October 13, 2010. Duration: 2 hours.   This webinar, recorded on October 13, 2010, is an in-depth presentation and virtual tour of Wisconsin's eligibility and enrollment system. The webinar… Read More

Oct. 11, 2010: Presentation by Lynn Blewett at the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) Annual State Health Policy Conference, New Orleans, LA, October 5, 2010.  This work includes preliminary estimates of the number of low-income non-elderly adults who will be excluded from Medicaid because of… Read More

Oct. 11, 2010: This report uses data from the 2008 American Community Survey to showcase significant variations in health insurance status, both within and across states by age, race/ethnicity and family income. Nationally, older children were more likely to be uninsured, white children were much more likely… Read More

Oct. 8, 2010: This chartbook was compiled by SHADAC for the Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota to highlight how Minnesota is doing on a number of key indicators of child health. It draws on data from a variety of sources to look at how Minnesota’s children fare in terms of health… Read More

Oct. 7, 2010: October 7, 2010: The Tennessee Department of Human Services opened a hotline on October 4, 2010, to take the first 2,500 requests for applications for its new TennCare program, called “Standard Spend Down.”  Standard Spend Down helps people who are ill but who wouldn’t… Read More

Oct. 6, 2010: SHADAC will host a webinar on October 13, at Noon EDT, to discuss Wisconsin's Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment System. This webinar will be a more technical companion to our June webinar and will feature Melissa Henderson from Wisconsin's Department of Health Services and Seth Mandel… Read More

Oct. 4, 2010: View the SHADAC/SHARE newsletter for October 4, 2010. Download a PDF version of this file. Read More

Oct. 1, 2010: October 1, 2010: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation yesterday authorizing the establishment of an online insurance exchange where individuals and small businesses can compare and purchase health insurance coverage.  With this legislation in place, California is the… Read More

Oct. 1, 2010: Allen, M. L., Culhane‐Pera, K. A., Pergament, S. L., & Call, K. T. 2010. "Facilitating Research Faculty Participation in CBPR: Development of a Model Based on Key Informant Interviews." Clinical and Translational Science, 3(5), 233-238. Read More

Oct. 1, 2010: Johnson PJ, Blewett LA, Call KT, Davern M. 2010. "American Indian/Alaska Native Uninsurance Disparities: A Comparison of Three Surveys."  American Journal of Public Health 100(10):1972-9. Read More

Sep. 30, 2010: This page provides an archive of SHADAC's September 30, 2010 webinar to discuss the 2009 health insurance coverage estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS) and Current Population Survey (CPS).  This webinar featured experts from the U.S. Census Bureau who reviewed the estimates,… Read More

Sep. 29, 2010: The purpose of this brief is to introduce health policy data users to the American Community Survey, explain how it differs from the Current Population Survey, and provide guidance on issues to consider in deciding when to use each survey.   September 2010. Download a PDF of the brief. Read More

Sep. 28, 2010: September 28, 2010: SHADAC Director Lynn Blewett and SHADAC Senior Economist Sharon Long blogged for Health Affairs last week, commenting on the important role individual states are playing in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  Dr. Blewett and Dr. Long point out that… Read More

Sep. 27, 2010: Join SHADAC on September 30th for this webinar to discuss the 2009 health insurance coverage estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS). WHEN: Thursday, September 30, 2010, at noon Eastern time. The webinar is free but pre-registration is required at this link. The webinar will… Read More