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Census Releases 2011 CPS Estimates of Insurance Coverage
September 12, 2012: The 2011 Current Population Survey (CPS) estimates of insurance coverage are now available from the US Census Bureau.  The 2011 estimates come from the...
Increases in Young Adult Coverage Point to Effectiveness of ACA’s Young Adult Dependent Coverage Provision
September 10, 2012: A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) looks at insurance coverage estimates from the 2011 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS...
Estimates of the Medicaid Expansion Population Incorporating Potential Opt-Out States
September 3, 2012: A key outcome of the US Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is that states can opt out of the Medicaid expansion without penalty....
Census Bureau Releases 2010 Small Area Health Insurance Estimates
August 29, 2012: The US Census Bureau has released 2010 Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) for all counties and states.  Estimates are available for each county by...
Employer Surveys Converge on Likely Insurance Drop Rate of 8 to 10%
July 30, 2012: From the desk of SHADAC Director Lynn Blewett The most recent in a line of employer benefit surveys--this one administered by Deloitte—finds that nine percent...
SHADAC Projection Model: A New Tool that States Can Use to Estimate the Coverage Impacts of Health Reforms
July 26, 2012: SHADAC Deputy Director Julie Sonier has authored a new brief, “Predicting the Health Insurance Impacts of Complex Policy Changes:  A New Tool for States...
SHARE Announces New Grant Awards
July 20, 2012: Read the HealthAffairs GrantWatch blog post about the new SHARE grant awards. July 18, 2012: From the Desk of SHADAC Director Lynn Blewett The State Health Access...
ACA Data Note: Hospitals, Medicaid Expansion, and Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments
July 5, 2012: From the desk of SHADAC Director Lynn Blewett What Are DSH Payments? Medicaid provides special payments to hospitals that provide a disproportionate amount of care...
ACA Data Note: Who's Left Behind without the ACA Medicaid Expansion?
July 3, 2012: From the desk of SHADAC Director Lynn Blewett The Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision, at first blush, seems straight forward and quite clear.  The individual...
SCOTUS Upholds ACA: Now What?
June 28, 2012: From the desk of SHADAC Director Lynn Blewett The Supreme Court has finally made its decision upholding most of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)....
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