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Trends in U.S. Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance

Publication Year: 
2011

This report examines state-level trends in employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) and the factors that influence ESI.

State-Level Variation in Children’s Health Insurance: A Deeper Look

Publication Year: 
2010

This report uses data from the 2008 American Community Survey to showcase significant variations in health insurance status, both within and across states by age, race/ethnicity and family incom

Barely Hanging On

Publication Year: 
2010

This report presents state-by-state trends in employer-sponsored health insurance coverage from 2000 to 2008.  This coverage has long been the mainstay of coverage in the United States, particularly for middle class families.

The report was released by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for the 2010 Cover the Uninsured Week, a national effort to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and demand solutions from our nation's leaders.

At the Brink: Trends in America's Uninsured 1994-2007

Publication Year: 
2009

This report, "At the Brink: Trends in America's Uninsured 1994-2007" was released in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) Cover the Uninsured Week, March 22-28, 2009. The campaign has become the largest nonpartisan mobilization in history seeking solutions for the 45.7 million Americans who are uninsured. The report, prepared by SHADAC research, chronicles state-by-state health coverage trends.

State Health Access Profile downloadable file

Publication Year: 
2007

SHADAC's State Health Access Profile in downloadable format for all states (2 pages per state), or in summary table format (2 tables in total). December 2007.
View the interactive Access Profile.

2004 Minnesota Health Access Survey Report

Publication Year: 
2006

A comprehensive report on trends in health insurance coverage in the State of Minnesota from 2001 to 2004. Six chapters contain an overview of health insurance coverage and coverage by income, by race and ethnicity, by age, by adults with and without children, and by geographic region. An appendix contains information on survey methodology and weighting. February 2006.

Whose Kids are Covered?

Publication Year: 
2007

This report was released for the 2007 Cover the Uninsured Campaign, a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and to demand solutions from our nation's leaders. This report contains graphs on the characteristics of uninsured children by state. March 2007.

The Coverage Gap: A State-by-State Report on Access to Care

Publication Year: 
2006

This report was released for the 2006 Cover the Uninsured Campaign, a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and to demand solutions from our nation's leaders. This report includes analysis of health disparities between insured and uninsured adults. May 2006.

Characteristics of the Uninsured: A View from the States, 2005

Publication Year: 
2005

This report was released for the 2005 Cover the Uninsured Campaign, a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and to demand solutions from our nation's leaders. This report includes characteristics of the uninsured age 18-64 with graphs of comparative information by state for demographics, employment, access to health care and health status. May 2005.

Characteristics of the Uninsured: A View from the States, 2004

Publication Year: 
2004

This report was released for the 2004 Cover the Uninsured Campaign, a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and to demand solutions from our nation's leaders. This report includes characteristics of the uninsured age 18-64 with graphs of comparative information by state for demographics, employment, access to health care and health status. May 2004.