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Jul. 12, 2010: Check out the latest SHADAC-SHARE newsletter for updates and announcements. View the July 12th newsletter. If you have any comments or items to share, please direct them to shadac@umn.edu. Read More

Jul. 9, 2010: July 9, 2010.  The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently initiated a project called SHAP (State Health Access Program), which has funded 13 states to implement access expansions.  In response to numerous inquiries from SHAP grantee states about benefit design, Eddie… Read More

Jul. 1, 2010: July 1, 2010: Today the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced the establishment of the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) to be offered through the temporary federal high risk pool.  The plan will be administered either by states or by DHHS and will provide… Read More

Jun. 30, 2010: June 30, 2010.  SHARE grantee Genevieve Kenney, with co-authors Jennifer Pelletier and Julia Costich, has released two new in-depth reports detailing the Medicaid policy changes in Idaho and Kentucky that were implemented under authority granted by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA).  This… Read More

Jun. 30, 2010: June 30, 2010.  Sharon Long published two articles in the current issue of Health Affairs.  Both articles are based on Dr. Long's research into Massachusetts' landmark health reforms and are part of the journal's "Update on Massachusetts." In the article "Health Reform in Massachusetts Cut the… Read More

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Jun. 25, 2010: SHADAC and SHARE hosted a webinar on June 23rd about Wisconsin's BadgerCare Plus initiative.  A recording of the event, "Wisconsin's BadgerCare Plus: How streamlined eligibility and an innovative web-based application tool have impacted enrollment," is now available online.  The webinar features… Read More

Jun. 25, 2010: June 25, 2010: SHADAC and SHARE hosted a webinar on June 23rd about Wisconsin's BadgerCare Plus initiative.  A recording of the event, "Wisconsin's BadgerCare Plus: How streamlined eligibility and an innovative web-based application tool have impacted enrollment," is… Read More

Jun. 25, 2010: June 24, 2010.  Connecticut has become the first state to expand Medicaid eligibility prior to the 2014 deadline established in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). PPACA, signed by President Obama in March, requires states to expand Medicaid coverage to all individuals up to 133… Read More

Jun. 23, 2010: This webinar featured a discussion on Wisconsin’s BadgerCare Plus, a successful initiative to expand coverage and streamline eligibility.  Presenters included Jim Jones and Theresa Fosbinder of the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. Presentation slides from the webinar, along… Read More

Jun. 21, 2010: June 23, 2010.  The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010 makes $5 billion available to fund state-run high-risk insurance pools (HRPs) through 2013. At the request of the New Jersey Governor's office, Joel Cantor and his research team at Rutgers University Center for… Read More

Jun. 21, 2010: June 21, 2010. The National Center for Health Statistics released its report, "Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, 2009."   The estimates of health insurance coverage are the first national estimates released for 2009.  The report… Read More

Jun. 17, 2010: The National Center for Health Statistics has released 2009 health insurance coverage estimates from the National Health Interview Survey.  The report, "Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, 2009," provides the first look at uninsurance… Read More

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Jun. 14, 2010: June 14, 2010: A newly-released SHARE issue brief explores the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable care Act ("PPACA") on the legality of having employees purchase individual health insurance on a pre-tax basis under section 125 of the tax code. Prior to passage of PPACA,… Read More

Jun. 8, 2010: Presentation by Kathleen Thiede Call at the American Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Conference (AAPOR), in Chicago, IL, May 15 2010. | View | Upload your own Read More

Jun. 7, 2010: June 7, 2010.  Several states have developed all-payers claims databases (APCD), which provide an opportunity for states to understand more about health care utilization, cost, and quality than they can from other available data. A number of other states are also considering developing an APCD. A… Read More

Jun. 1, 2010: Presentation by Elizabeth Lukanen at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM), in Boston, MA, June 27 2010. Read More

Jun. 1, 2010: SHADAC Issue Brief #20 addresses the history of state high-risk pools, provides information on individual state high-risk pools, states’ decisions about participation in the temporary high-risk pool created by national health reform, and concerns about the transition from state high-risk pools to… Read More

May. 20, 2010: This publication is a map of sub-state uninsurance estimates for Minnesota’s nonelderly population (age 0-64 years) from the 2008 American Community Survey (ACS).  The statewide uninsurance rate was 9.6 percent for this same population and data source. The large sample size of the American… Read More