Data and Tools for Health Policy Evaluation
On March 12, 2024, SHADAC Deputy Director Elizabeth Lukanen presented at the AHIP Medicare, Medicaid, Duals & Commercial Markets Forum as a part of the “Improving Health Equity Through Better Data Collection” session series. Elizabeth's presentation focused specifically on demographic data… Read more
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This updated brief from SHADAC defines a “primary source of coverage hierarchy,” and how and when researchers can use this tool to determine which payer is primary when an individual reports multiple sources of health insurance coverage on the… Read more
The U.S. Census Bureau has released a request for comments regarding proposed revisions and changes for the 2025 American Community Survey. Based on information gained from the 2022 Content Test, proposed changes would affect a variety of topics and questions, including educational attainment,… Read more
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The State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) is partnering with Health Leads for the second phase of its Medicaid Equity Monitoring Tool project.Supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the project explores the… Read more
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The following content is cross-posted from State Health & Value Strategies.
Authors: Emily Zylla, Andrea Stewart, and Elizabeth Lukanen, SHADAC
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As states look to advance… Read more
Federal Survey Data Release ScheduleAmerican Community Survey (ACS) An ongoing general household survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau provides annual estimates of health insurance coverage at the national, state, and sub-state geographies.Upcoming Releases September 12,… Read more
In 2012, SHADAC created and released the SHADAC “Health Insurance Unit,” or “HIU,” to aid researchers in reconciling the differences between the way that a “family” is defined in federal surveys (such as the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey [ACS] or Current Population Survey [CPS])… Read more
Medicaid is a vital source of coverage for the almost four million justice-involved individuals living in the community – individuals who are disproportionately poor and people of color. Upon release from prison or jail, many of these individuals face significant obstacles navigating and accessing… Read more
The terms "FPG" and "FPL" are often used interchangeably, but they are not actually the same thing; there are, in fact, important functional differences between the two concepts.
The federal poverty level (FPL) is the income threshold below which a “family,” and every individual… Read more
On January 26, 2023, the Interagency Technical Working Group on Race and Ethnicity Standards released an initial set of recommended revisions to the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Statistical Policy Directive No. 15: Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting… Read more