State and Federal Health Policy
New SHADAC Report on States Serving Justice-Involved Populations through Section 1115 Waivers
Under a Research in Transforming Health and Health Care Systems grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, SHADAC recently conducted a study of the ways in which states are using Section 1115… Read more
Medicaid and CHIP Policy
SHADAC has worked both independently and under contract to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment Access Commission (MACPAC) to monitor and analyze changes in the Medicaid and CHIP policy landscape such as Medicaid expansion, eligibility… Read more
Our faculty and staff are nationally recognized experts on collecting and applying sound data to inform public health, health care reform strategies, federal healthcare policy, and health policy decisions at both the state and federal levels. We rely on both qualitative and quantitative data… Read more
New Report for Connecticut Explores “What’s Happening with Health Information Exchange in the State”
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Under contract with the Connecticut Health Foundation, SHADAC Senior Researchers Christina Worrall, MPP, and Emily Zylla, MPH, have authored a new policy brief exploring the launch of a new statewide health information exchange in Connecticut—… Read more
Presentation by Brett Fried at the 2019 ACS Data Users Conference. May 15, 2018 in Washington, D.C.
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The cost of health care continues to grow nationwide, with U.S. health care spending reaching $3.5 trillion, or an average of $10,739 per person, in 2017.[1] As these expenditures have grown, the cost of health insurance has grown as well, such that Americans are increasingly enrolling in health… Read more
Date: June 24, 2019
Time: 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Central / 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Eastern
View a recording of the "Supporting Payment and Delivery System Reform through Multipayer Quality Measure Alignment" webinar.
The State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) will host a… Read more
Date: June 24, 2019Time: 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Central / 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EasternThe State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) hosted a webinar on June 24, 2019, on multipayer quality measure alignment as a strategy for supporting health care payment and delivery system… Read more
A number of SHADAC researchers will be presenting their research at the 2019 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM) in Washington, D.C., from Sunday, June 2nd to Tuesday, June 4th, and at the State Health Research and Policy Interest Group Meeting on Saturday,… Read more
Presentation by Lynn Blewett at the 2018 NASHP Annual Conference. August 17, 2018 in Jacksonville, FL.
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