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California is First State to Authorize Insurance Exchange under ACA
October 1, 2010: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation yesterday authorizing the establishment of an online insurance exchange where individuals and small...
Lynn Blewett and Sharon Long Comment on the Role of States in ACA Implementation
September 28, 2010: SHADAC Director Lynn Blewett and SHADAC Senior Economist Sharon Long blogged for Health Affairs last week, commenting on the important role individual states...
6-Month Anniversary of the ACA: Key Insurance Reforms Take Effect
September 23, 2010: President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law six months ago today, on March 23, 2010.  On this anniversary, a...
4.3 Million More Uninsured in 2009
September 16, 2010:  The percent of uninsured in our country increased to 16.7%, or 50.7 million people in 2009 (up from 15.4% or 46.3 million in 2008).   The...
Lynn Blewett: Health Security Index Shows Stable Consumer Confidence
September 13, 2010: For the past 18 months SHADAC has worked with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to produce the Health Care Consumer Confidence Index, a monthly measure of...
Lynn Blewett Discusses Governor’s ACA Order on Minnesota Public Radio
September 10, 2010: Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty issued an executive order on August 31, 2010, declaring that all state agencies and executive branch departments must obtain...
Washington Launches Insurance Exchange for Small Businesses
September 7, 2010:  Washington’s Health Insurance Partnership (HIP), a new state program making health insurance coverage available to small employers, began...
Utah Expands Insurance Exchange
September 2, 2010: The full launch of Utah’s virtual health insurance marketplace—the Utah Health Exchange—began yesterday, following a one-year limited pilot...
SHARE Webinar, September 1st: Using the NHIS to Evaluate State Health Reform
Using the National Health Interview Survey to Evaluate State Health Reform - Findings from New York and Massachusetts September 1, 2010, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (EDT)...
New SHARE Brief: Iowa’s Efforts to Reach Uninsured Children through Tax Information
August 23, 2010: SHARE has released a new issue brief about Iowa’s experience using income tax information to reach out to uninsured children who are potentially eligible...
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