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SHAP Grantee Meeting, January 2011

SHADAC's Lynn Blewett and Elizabeth Lukanen participated in the third all-grantee meeting of the State Health Access Program (SHAP), held January 12-13, 2011, in Washington, DC. Grantees discussed eligibility systems improvement, outreach strategies, coverage literacy, medical homes, reform planning data needs and evaluation. All discussions were set in the context of the states’ role in implementing the Afforable Care Act and the importance of SHAP to inform those activities.

Lynn and Elizabeth led a workshop on data and evaluation, discussing benchmark reporting and the coverage status of the undocumented under reform. Elizabeth presented, "Benchmark Reporting - Round Two, " and Lynn presented, "Left Behind: Post Reform Coverage Gaps for Undocumented Immigrants."

"Benchmark Reporting - Round Two"
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"Left Behind: Post Reform Coverage Gaps for Undocumented Immigrants"
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CCIIO Webinar: Background Research for Designing Insurance Exchanges - Data Sources & Modeling Approaches

Lynn Blewett presented on January 25, 2011, during a webinar for states that have received Affordable Care Act insurance exchange planning grants from the Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (OCCIO). Dr. Blewett spoke to an audience of state officials about designing an exchange through the use of modeling. She spoke about spreadsheet vs. microsimulation approaches and addressed the identification of key modeling variables along with the appropriate data sources for measuring them.

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2009 SHARE Grant Award Information

This document outlines the first round of SHARE-funded research projects, detailing each study's research goals, principal investigator(s), and grantee institution.

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Have Gender Gaps in Insurance Coverage and Access to Care Narrowed under Health Reform? Findings from Massachusetts

Presentation by Sharon Long, Karen Stockley (Urban Institute), and Shanna Shulman (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation) at the American Economic Association Annual Meetings, January 8, 2011 in Denver, CO. This research examines the impacts of health reform on gender disparities in Massachusetts, including insurance coverage, access to and use of health care, and the affordability of health care between fall 2006, just prior to the implementation of key elements of health reform in the state, and fall 2009, the most recent year for which post-reform data are currently available.

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Small Group Employer Participation in New Mexico's State Coverage Insurance Program: Lessons for Federal Reform

Sommers A, Abraham JM, Spicer L, Mikow A, Spaulding-Bynon M. "Small Group Employer Participation in New Mexico's State Coverage Insurance Program: Lessons for Federal Reform." 2011 Feb. DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2010.01216.x

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SHAP Grantee Meeting, January 2011

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CCIIO Webinar: Background Research for Designing Insurance Exchanges - Data Sources & Modeling Approaches

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2009 SHARE Grant Award Information

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Have Gender Gaps in Insurance Coverage and Access to Care Narrowed under Health Reform? Findings from Massachusetts

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Small Group Employer Participation in New Mexico's State Coverage Insurance Program: Lessons for Federal Reform

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