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Fact Sheet and Questionnaires from Minnesota Medicaid Enrollee Survey
Publication Year: 2013

The Affordable Care Act provides for the expansion of Medicaid to new segments of the population. The extent to which this coverage expansion will meaningfully increase access to health care services is, however, unclear. Surveys of the Medicaid population are one way to examine access to services and experiences with care.  

In 2008, SHADAC was contracted by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) to survey enrollees in the Minnesota Health Care Program (which includes the state’s Medicaid program and its Medicaid/CHIP waiver program) with the goal of developing recommendations for improving the delivery of health care services to enrollees and reducing disparities in access and quality. 

In a new fact sheet meant to survey as a resource for states as they consider ways to evaluate access to care among those newly eligible for Medicaid, SHADAC researchers outline the survey’s purpose, content, and administration; the sample design; and the community-based approach used for survey development and analysis. 

Accompanying the new fact sheet are copies of the adult and child versions of the 2008 questionnaire.

The full report on the 2008 survey is available here.

SHADAC and SHARE Newsletter, May 16, 2013
Publication Year: 2013

SHADAC and SHARE's newsletter provides up-to-date information on recent publications and presentations, news from and about the states, and announcements of upcoming events.

Income Dynamics and Coverage Transitions of Health Reform Expansion Populations
Publication Year: 2012

On this webinar Dr. Lara Shore-Sheppard, Professor of Economics at Williams College, discusses the income dynamics among health reform expansion populations moving into, out of, and between coverage eligibility categories defined by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). 

Lessons from the Implementation of the Maryland Kids First Act
Publication Year: 2012

This brief highlights key findings from the SHARE-sponsored project led by David Idala, Director of Medicaid Policy Studies at The Hilltop Institute (University of Maryland, Baltimore County).  The project evaluated the implementation of Maryland's Kids First initiative, through which the state aimed to identify and enroll uninsured children who were eligible for Medicaid or CHIP coverage.  The goel of the Hilltop evaluation was to glean lessons for not just Maryland but also for other states considering similar outreach and enrollment efforts.  The brief describes the factors that facilitated Kids First as well as the key challenges that Maryland faced as it implemented the initiative.

Implications and Options for State-Funded Programs Under Health Reform
Publication Year: 2012

A number of states and the District of Columbia currently administer health coverage programs for low-income uninsured individuals who either exceed maximum Medicaid income eligibility thresholds or who are not categoricallly eligible for the Medicaid program, such as childless adults.  The majority of individuals currently covered through these programs will be eligible for other coverage pursuant to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This issue brief, from SHARE grantee Theresa Sachs and her research team at Health Management Associates, reviews the objectives and structure of 11 health coverage programs in six states and documents the legal, technical, and policy issues that states are already addressing, or need to address, as they review options for transitioning program enrollees to new coverage options under the ACA.  The authors also present possibilities for new uses of state dollars freed up by the infusion of federal funds in 2014.