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Sobering Statistics: Acceleration of Alcohol-Attributable Deaths Across the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Image Alcohol has long been one of the few legal mind-altering substances in the United States. While legal, messaging around its use – and misuse – has often been mixed. Moderate levels of drinking, such as a glass of wine or beer with dinner, were… Read more
PRESENTATION: Trends and Patterns in Fatal Drug Overdoses Since the COVID-19 Pandemic
SHADAC Senior Research Fellow Colin Planalp presented at the APHA Annual Meeting in October 2024. In this presentation, Mr. Planalp reviews trends and patterns in fatal drug overdoses since the COVID-19 pandemic, including the increase in fentanyl related overdose deaths, which significantly… Read more
Tracking Health Insurance Coverage During the Unwinding: Monthly Data from the Household Pulse Survey
This update was posted on October 4, 2024 and uses data from the October 2024 release of the Household Pulse Survey, collected August 20 - September 16, 2024. Important Note: This will be the final data release from the Household Pulse Survey, and the final update of this SHADAC product.… Read more
State Dashboards to Monitor the Unwinding of the Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirement (Cross-Post)
Image The following content is cross-posted from State Health & Value Strategies. Authors: Elizabeth Lukanen, Emily Zylla, and Lindsey Theis, SHADACThis expert perspective (EP) will be updated by SHADAC experts as additional dashboards/… Read more
Disparities in Minnesota's COVID-19 Vaccination Rates
On Tuesday, Nov. 14th at 11:00 AM Central SHADAC hosted a webinar in collaboration with the Minnesota Electronic Health Record Consortium.Health inequities are nothing new in the U.S., but the COVID pandemic has placed them in a new light. Numerous… Read more
Minnesota’s COVID-19 vaccine campaign left vulnerable groups with lagging rates
 Two years after COVID-19 shots became available, demographic disparities in vaccination rates were starkHealth inequities are nothing new in Minnesota, but the pandemic placed them in a new light. Numerous studies have reported disparities in how COVID-19 affects many vulnerable groups, often… Read more
Disparities in Minnesota’s COVID-19 Vaccination Rates
A new SHADAC issue brief found stark disparities not only in the share of subpopulations that have been immunized against COVID-19 in Minnesota, but also in the length of time it took vaccines to reach most people in these different groups. Image For… Read more
Best Practices for Publicly Reporting State Unwinding Data (Cross-Post)
Image The following content is cross-posted from State Health & Value Strategies.  Authors: Elizabeth Lukanen, Emily Zylla, SHADAC Original publication date: June 30, 2023. The unwinding of the Medicaid continuous coverage requirement… Read more
SHADAC at the 2023 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
A number of SHADAC researchers will be presenting their work at the 2023 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM) taking place in Seattle, WA from Saturday, June 24 to Tuesday, June 27. For details on research topics and where you can find their posters and presentations, see below.Association… Read more
Reporting Requirements Related to Unwinding Medicaid Continuous Coverage: Considerations for Medicaid and the Marketplace (State Health & Value Strategies Expert Perspective Cross-Post)
Image The following content is cross-posted from State Health & Value Strategies.  Original publication date: February 9, 2023. Authors: Elizabeth Lukanen, Emily Zylla, SHADAC The Families First Coronavirus Response Act implemented a… Read more
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