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Prescription Opioid Sales Data Added to State Health Compare
Aug. 24, 2017
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SHADAC’s State Health Compare now includes data on sales of the prescription opioid painkillers oxycodone and hydrocodone.1 Prescription sales data are available for each state and the nation from 2000 through 2016 and are measured in annual kilograms of oxycodone and hydrocodone sold per 100,000 people. Data Highlight: Oxycodone Sales, 2000 to 2016 The data indicate that prescription...
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Minnesota's 2018 Preliminary Individual Market Premium Rate Filings in Context: News Is Good but Challenges Remain
Aug. 18, 2017
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From the Desk of Lynn Blewett Minnesota insurance companies filed their preliminary premium rates for plans sold on the individual health insurance market. The rate increases for 2018 are much lower than the rate increases seen last year when premiums increases were as high as 50 to 67 percent. This blog provides my initial impressions on the preliminary rate increases for 2018 and...
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Slow Nationwide Climb in Premiums for Employer Health Coverage Continued in 2016, Driven by Premium Increases in Just a Few States
Aug. 01, 2017
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The majority of people in the United States are enrolled in health insurance their own or a family member’s employer,1 and new data show that the national average annual premium price for employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) coverage continued trending upward in 2016, although at a slow pace. Data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey – Insurance Component (MEPS-IC), show that in 2016...
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Now Available: 2016 Estimates on Employer Coverage, Premiums, and Deductibles
Jul. 20, 2017
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released 2016 estimates from the Medical Expenditure Panel – Insurance Component (MEPS-IC) on private sector employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) coverage, premiums, and deductibles. Highlights from the national tables are available in AHRQ Statistical Brief #503. ESI Coverage: Offers and Eligibility Stable, Take-Up Down...
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The Opioid Epidemic: State Trends, 2000-2015
Jul. 18, 2017
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The problem of opioid abuse—including heroin and prescription painkillers—has recently received increased attention as the number of deaths from opioid overdoses has increased dramatically and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared overdoses from prescription painkillers to be an “epidemic.” This blog post highlights a new SHADAC brief that analyzes state variation...
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HHS Approves Alaska's 1332 State Innovation Waiver for State-Based Reinsurance
Jul. 12, 2017
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On July 7, 2017, the U.S. Department of Human Services, along with the Department of the Treasury, approved Alaska's 1332 Waiver proposal seeking federal funding of its state-based reinsurance proposal. The state was awarded $48.3 million in federal pass-through funding in 2018 and a total of $322 million over five years. This is the first such waiver that has been approved to date, with two...
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Quality Measurement for HCBS and Behavioral Health in Medicaid: What’s Happening and What’s Missing
Jul. 03, 2017
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SHADAC analysis finds that aligning measures across federal reporting requirements and core measure sets could address important gaps. It is challenging to measure the quality of care delivered to Medicaid beneficiaries with behavioral health needs or those who use home and community-based services (HCBS), both because this population receives such a wide range of services and because...
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The Opioid Epidemic: Exploring the Data on Overdose Deaths Nationwide from 2000 to 2015
Jun. 30, 2017
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The problem of opioid abuse—including heroin and prescription painkillers—has recently received increased attention as the number of deaths from opioid overdoses as increased dramatically and since the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared overdoses from prescription painkillers to be an “epidemic.” SHADAC researcher Colin Planalp has authored a new brief that...
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