SHADAC offers technical assistance for states that want to apply findings from the federal surveys of health insurance coverage (to monitor their uninsured populations. These surveys include:

• American Community Survey (ACS)
• Current Population Survey - Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS)
• Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
• National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)

Examples of this technical assistance include issue briefs, technical briefs, conference calls, and one-on-one assistance to inquiries.

SHADAC also has conducted extensive research on the discrepancies between survey estimates of enrollment in Medicaid and the number of enrollees reported in administrative data.

• Visit SHADAC's Medicaid Undercount Project page for more information.

You may also review SHADAC's publications regarding measures of health insurance coverage.

Inquiries are welcome to shadac@umn.edu or 612-624-4802.