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Sep. 23, 2010: September 23, 2010: President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law six months ago today, on March 23, 2010.  On this anniversary, a number of insurance regulation reforms mandated by the ACA go into effect. Among the new rules are the following:… Read More

Sep. 23, 2010: September 23, 2010: President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law six months ago today, on March 23, 2010.  On this anniversary, a number of insurance regulation reforms mandated by the ACA go into effect. Among the new rules are the following:… Read More

Sep. 20, 2010: SHADAC and SHARE News, September 20, 2010. Download a PDF file of the news.   Read More

Sep. 16, 2010: September 16, 2010:  The percent of uninsured in our country increased to 16.7%, or 50.7 million people in 2009 (up from 15.4% or 46.3 million in 2008).   The newest numbers were released today by the U.S. Census Bureau based on data from the Current Population Survey’s… Read More

Sep. 16, 2010: The U.S. Census Bureau has released Current Population Survey (CPS) health insurance estimates from calendar year 2009, showing that percent of the U.S. Population without health insurance coverage increased to 16.7% (50.7 million).  Children's uninsurance stayed steady at 10% (7.5… Read More

Sep. 14, 2010: SHADAC has developed and made available a Current Population Survey (CPS) data series (the "SHADAC-Enhanced CPS") that makes several adjustments to the CPS estimates to account for survey changes over time.  This brief compares the CPS estimates as published by the Census Bureau to the SHADAC-… Read More

Sep. 13, 2010: September 13, 2010: For the past 18 months SHADAC has worked with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to produce the Health Care Consumer Confidence Index, a monthly measure of consumer experiences with and concerns about the health care system.  Results over this timeframe show that… Read More

Sep. 10, 2010: September 10, 2010: Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty issued an executive order on August 31, 2010, declaring that all state agencies and executive branch departments must obtain approval from his office before applying for grant funds made available through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), unless… Read More

Sep. 7, 2010: The SHADAC/SHARE September 7 newsletter is available for viewing at this link.   Read More

Sep. 7, 2010: September 7, 2010:  Washington’s Health Insurance Partnership (HIP), a new state program making health insurance coverage available to small employers, began enrolling employers on September 1st for coverage that will start next year.  Businesses with up to 50 employees are… Read More

Sep. 2, 2010: SHARE hosted a webinar on September 1, 2010, about the use of federal and state survey data for evaluating the impact of health reform at the state level.  A recording of the event, “Using the National Health Interview Survey to Evaluate State Health Reform – Findings from New York and… Read More

Sep. 2, 2010: September 2, 2010: The full launch of Utah’s virtual health insurance marketplace—the Utah Health Exchange—began yesterday, following a one-year limited pilot during which the exchange was open only to individuals and some small businesses.  Now, individuals and all small… Read More

Aug. 26, 2010: Using the National Health Interview Survey to Evaluate State Health Reform - Findings from New York and Massachusetts Wednesday, September 1st 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (EDT) Sharon Long, Senior Economist at SHADAC, will present findings from her research using the National Health Interview… Read More

Aug. 25, 2010: Massachusetts enacted a comprehensive health care reform bill in 2006 that has moved the state to near-universal health insurance coverage. Although estimates to date have focused on the overall effect of the Massachusetts health reform package there is substantial policy interest in determining… Read More

Aug. 25, 2010: Using the National Health Interview Survey to Evaluate State Health Reform - Findings from New York and Massachusetts September 1, 2010, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (EDT) Click here to register. Join us as SHADAC Senior Economist Sharon Long presents findings from her research using the… Read More

Aug. 23, 2010: View the SHADAC/SHARE newsletter for August 23, 2010. Read More

Aug. 23, 2010: Presentation by Lynn Blewett at the National Center for Health Statistics conference in Washington, DC, August 17 2010. Read More

Aug. 23, 2010: August 23, 2010: SHARE has released a new issue brief about Iowa’s experience using income tax information to reach out to uninsured children who are potentially eligible for the state’s CHIP (“hawk-i”) and Medicaid programs.  This outreach was mandated by Iowa’… Read More

Aug. 23, 2010: This issue brief details the collaborative effort between Iowa's Department of Revenue and Department of Human Services to use tax information to reach out to uninsured children who are potentially eligible for the state’s CHIP (“hawk-i”) and Medicaid programs. The brief… Read More

Aug. 23, 2010: Presentation by Peter Graven at the National Center for Health Statistics conference in Washington, DC, August 17 2010. | View | Upload your own Read More