State and Federal Health Policy
May 23, 2017, at 12:00 p.m. Central / 1:00 p.m. EasternOn May 23rd, SHADAC hosted a virtual tour of State Health Compare, a new, user-friendly online tool for obtaining and comparing state-level estimates related to health and health care.
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Date: May 23, 2017
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Central (1:00 p.m. - 2.00 p.m. Eastern)
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Join us for a virtual tour of State Health Compare, a new, user-friendly online tool for obtaining and… Read more
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In a new piece on the Health Affairs Blog, SHADAC Principal Investigator Lynn Blewett explains how Minnesota has emerged as an active state in terms of moving ahead on health care reform. Dr. Blewett's post discusses the… Read more
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released health insurance coverage estimates for January through September 20161 from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) as part of the NHIS Early Release Program.
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With only a few exceptions coverage and uninsurance… Read more
A new SHADAC brief examines the implications of an Affordable Care Act repeal for Minnesota. The authors, SHADAC Research Assistant Robert Hest and SHADAC Director Lynn Blewett, present an overview of the the impact of the ACA's coverage expansions in the state and highlight the potential for… Read more
In this brief, the authors present an overview of the impact of the ACA’s coverage expansions in the state of Minnesota and highlight the potential for losses with an ACA repeal. We look specifically at rates of health insurance coverage, hospital uncompensated care, and levels of federal… Read more
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The goal of this study is to examine Medicaid long-term medical care eligibility criteria across states, and in particular, how the nursing facility level of care (LOC) criteria affect access to care through home and… Read more
Principal Investigator: Alexander Cowell, PhD, RTI International
The goal of this research is to inform state policy discussions around access to and continuity of behavioral health care in Medicaid and the exchanges for those who transition between these sources of coverage. The research team… Read more
Principal Investigator: Kathleen Thomas, PhD, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
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