State and Federal Health Policy
This brief from the SHARE grant program examines a rich source of US hospital administrative data--the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)--and provides an example of how a SHARE-funded research project led by Dr. Peter Cunningham at Virginia Commonwealth University… Read more
Proposal Deadline: June 1, 2016 (3:00 p.m. ET)
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is soliciting proposals to fund studies of state-level health reform through the State Health Access Reform Evaluation (SHARE) grant… Read more
On Thursday, April 7, Dr. Mark Fendrick will speak at a Health Affairs briefing on Patients' and Consumers' Use of Evidence, discussing the University of Michigan's SHARE-funded research on using value based insurance design (V-BID) for the Connecticut state employee health plan. Dr. Fendrick… Read more
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky released a report today evaluating the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation in Kentucky. This analysis was conducted by SHADAC with funding from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and evaluates Kentucky’s progress in five areas: coverage,… Read more
Presentation by Christina Andrews Worrall and Oliver-John M. Bright at the 2016 Minnesota Health Services Research Conference, March 1, 2016, in St. Paul, MN.
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Presentation by Joanna Turner at the 2015 Federal Conference on Statistical Methodology on December 2, 2015, in Washington, DC.
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Earlier this month, the Minnesota Health Care Financing Task Force, of which I am a member, recommended that Minnesota continue operating MNsure as a State-Based Marketplace (SBM) rather than switch to a Federally-Facilitated Marketplace (FFM). I agreed with the recommendation. Here's why:… Read more
SHADAC is seeking applicants for the position of Research Coordinator (Research Professional 3). The Research Coordinator will provide professional research and technical support to research projects related to state health policy, healthcare delivery and payment reforms, and evaluation. This… Read more
The following content is cross posted from California Healthcare Foundation. It was first published December 1, 2015.
While Latinos in California have experienced important improvements in access to health insurance and care under the Affordable Care Act, they continue to lag behind… Read more
The November 2015 SHADAC Newsletter is now available.
Access the newsletter to learn about SHADAC publications and activities, news from the states, new resources for state health policy research, announcements from SHADAC staff, and a list of recommended reading.