National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data
On November 8, 2024, The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released quarterly estimates of health insurance coverage from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) covering the second quarter (April – June) of 2024.This blog post covers this newly released Q2 NHIS data, including… Read more
This post is a part of our Survey Data Season series where we examine data from various surveys that are released annually from the summer through early fall. Find all of the Survey Data Season series posts on our Survey Data Season 2024 page here. In late June, the National Center for… Read more
State Health Compare is a user-friendly data tool that allows users to obtain state-level estimates related to health, health care, insurance coverage, health equity, and more. This tool provides interactive maps, graphs, and downloadable data for over 40 measures ranging from telehealth visit data… Read more
How many Americans are uninsured? The exact answer is unclear, but general estimates can be obtained by comparing various federal government surveys that estimate uninsurance.
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SHADAC has recently updated our annual “Comparing Federal… Read more
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has released quarterly estimates of health insurance coverage beginning in October 2022 through December 2023 from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) as a part of the NHIS Early Release Program. Each quarter covers a three-month span, and… Read more
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has released quarterly estimates of health insurance coverage beginning in July 2022 through September 2023 from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) as part of the NHIS Early Release Program. Each quarter covers a three-month span, and this… Read more
Introduction
The U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey (HPS) is an online survey that provides up-to-date monthly data on emergent issues and the social and economic wellbeing of U.S. adults. As one of the only sources of publicly available rapid response data, the HPS is a critical tool for… Read more
Estimates for five measures of health care access, affordability, and use have now been updated on SHADAC’s State Health Compare. One new measure, Had Telehealth Visit, has also been added to State Health Compare. The new and updated measures are all produced using data from the National… Read more
2022 NHIS Early Release: Estimates for First Half of the Year Show Continued Fall of Uninsured Rates
As part of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Early Release Program, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) recently published a second round of health insurance coverage estimates for the first half of 2022, covering the months of January to June.
Uninsurance was again measured… Read more
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With the release of new insurance coverage estimates from surveys conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),… Read more