This webinar is the third in SHARE's Great Research Conversations series and features Sharon Long, Senior Economist at SHADAC, and Audrey Gasteier,  Director of Health Systems Policy and the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy.

Dr. Long presents findings from her research using the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to evaluate state health reform in New York and Massachusetts, discussing the feasibility of using national survey data to examine the impacts of health reform in individual states, given issues such as small sample sizes and delays in data availability.  Ms. Gasteier speaks from a state perspective on the need for data to support state policy-making and evaluations related to health reform, discussing Massachusetts’ experience in this area.

PDF versions of Dr. Long's slides can be found in the Downloads section below.  (Ms. Gasteier's presentation is audio-only.)

Useful Survey Links

• Massachusetts Household Health Insurance Survey (HIS)
  Results from the 2008 and 2009 Massachusetts Household Health Insurance Surveys (PPT)
• Massachusetts Employers Health Insurance Survey (MES)
  Results from the 2009 Massachusetts Employer Health Insurance Survey (PPT)
• Massachusetts Key Indicators Report (Quarterly; Includes Administrative Data from the Commonwealth Connector)
  Health Care in Massachusetts: Key Indicators Report - May 2010 (PDF)
• Massachusetts Health Reform Survey (MHRS)
  Health Reform in Massachusetts: An Update as of Fall 2009

Click here to view a comprehensive list of publications and analyses from the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy.

Click here to view a comprehensive list of research publications on Massachusetts health reform from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation.