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Jan. 16, 2009: January 16, 2009. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, President of the the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has announced new health reform resources on RWJF.org.   Click here to view the announcement. (Link opens in new window)   Read More

Jan. 14, 2009: January 14, 2009. The Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut has spearheaded a coalition of Connecticut business and labor leaders, health providers, clergy, and health care advocates to produce a health reform proposal called "SustiNet: Health Care We Can Count On." The reform seeks to… Read More

Jan. 5, 2009: January 5, 2009. Sharon Long and her colleagues at the Urban Institute released the latest findings from the 2008 Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey (MHIS). There continues to be an increase in health insurance coverage since the Massachusetts health reform initiative in 2006, which included… Read More

Dec. 19, 2008: December 19, 2008. As many of you know, I have been elected to serve on the AcademyHealth's Board of Directors for 2009. I attended my first board meeting last week and am excited at the prospect of working with such a focused and dedicated group of board members and staff. John Colmers, the… Read More

Dec. 16, 2008: December 16, 2008. To actively respond to exciting new state coverage initiatives, SHARE reserves some of its grant funding to commission research on reforms enacted outside the time frame of the formal CFP process. Our first commission will evaluate the Maryland Kid’s First Bill passed in March… Read More

Dec. 16, 2008: December 16, 2008. Sharon Long will present early findings from her SHARE project at the American Economic Association (AEA) Annual Meeting in January 2009. Sharon will present her paper, "Early Evidence on the Impacts of Health Reform in Massachusetts" to the Public Economics and the Low Income… Read More

Dec. 15, 2008: SHADAC's State Health Access Profile in downloadable format for all states (2 pages per state), or in summary table format (2 tables in total). December 2007. View the interactive Access Profile. Read More

Dec. 3, 2008: Issue Brief #14 provides an introduction to state high-risk pools, how they are financed, the federal role, and some advantages and challenges related to having a state high-risk pool. Read More

Dec. 3, 2008: Draft agenda for SHADAC's State Survey Methods Workshop, "Current Issues in Survey Methods for State Health Surveys," to be held Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington DC. Read More

Dec. 1, 2008: November 18, 2008.  Registration for SHADAC's survey workshop is now open. This workshop will be held on January 13, 2009 in Washington DC and will provide up-to-date information on technical issues related to household surveys and the measurement of health insurance coverage. More information and… Read More

Dec. 1, 2008: December 1, 2008. We're excited to announce the launch of our new logo and Web site. We believe the site will be a great resource for health policy researchers, policy makers and analysts and are excited to move forward with a fresh look. Our work helps to bridge the gap between research and… Read More

Nov. 25, 2008: Michael Davern's presentation titled, "The Medicaid Undercount and the Policy Relevance of Measurement Error in the Current Population Survey." Washington Statistical Society Seminar, Nov 13, 2008 in Washington DC.   | View | Upload your own Read More

Nov. 25, 2008: Pamela Jo Johnson's presentation titled, "Healthcare Coverage and Access for Race, Ethnic, and Immigrant (REI) Groups: A Summary of National Survey Data Sources." OMMH National Health Disparities Conference, Nov 13, 2008 in Minneapolis, MN | View | Upload your own Read More

Nov. 19, 2008: November 24, 2008. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following testimony: State and Local Fiscal Challenges: Rising Health Care Costs Drive Long-term and Immediate Pressures. GAO-09-210T, November 19 2008 This statement of Stanley J. Czerwinski, Director Strategic… Read More

Nov. 5, 2008: Summary of SHADAC's work with Colorado to impute household income on their survey of health insurance coverage.  November 2005. Read More

Nov. 5, 2008: November 5, 2008.  SHADAC will host a one-day meeting on January 13, 2009 in Washington DC to provide up-to-date information on technical issues related to household surveys and the measurement of health insurance coverage. Presenters will include: Stephen Blumberg NCHS Scott Keeter, Pew Research… Read More

Nov. 1, 2008: Johnson, P.J., L.A. Blewett, S. Ruggles, M. Davern, and M.L. King. "Four Decades of Population Health Data: The Integrated Health Interview Series." Epidemiology 19(6):872-875. Read More

Nov. 1, 2008: Van Wie, A., J. Ziegenfuss, M. Davern, and L.A. Blewett. "Persistent Disparities in Health Insurance Coverage: Hispanic/Latino Children, 1996 to 2005." Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved19(4): 1181-1191. Read More

Oct. 27, 2008: SHADAC student paper suggests a number of actions that Minnesota could take to ensure its nonprofit hospitals are adequately benefiting our communities. Five strategies that address the issue of nonprofit accountability are analyzed, including two carried out in Minnesota as well as three… Read More

Oct. 27, 2008: This SHADAC student paper is a summary of the literature that includes recommendations for future research on how to begin hearing the voices of medical interpreters. September 2004. Read More