SHADAC In the Media

SHADAC is focused on providing sound data that informs health policy decisions and translating complex findings into actionable information that is accessible to a broad audience. Our researchers have a breadth of expertise in a variety of areas including economics, statistics, evaluation, sociology, data visualization, and qualitative and quantitative analysis, and our work has been featured in publications such as Forbes, CNN, U.S. World News & Report, Axios, Washington Examiner, StarTribune, and Politico, among many others. Click a link below to learn more about the latest media stories featuring SHADAC.

If you would like to highlight our work or speak to one of our researchers for an upcoming story, media inquiries are welcome at 612-624-4802 or shadac@umn.edu.


2024

03/16 - How the fight against health inequities is getting tougher
Axios

02/23 - Sen. Tom Davis would like a word about Medicaid expansion in South Carolina
South Carolina Public Radio

(Dr. Lynn Blewett) 02/13 - A public option? In Minn.? Well ... maybe?
Star Tribune

01/11 - Where to go in Wichita if you fall in the Medicaid gap.
Wichita Beacon

2023

11/14 - Public health workers say they are fighting an uphill battle since COVID. Lackluster funding isn't helping.
KOSU | NPR

11/13 - States Taking Action to Help Individuals Maintain Health Coverage.
NASHP

10/24 - Congenital syphilis rates are soaring, but resources to stem infections are lacking
Michigan Advance

10/23 - How States Can Use Section 1332 Waivers To Improve Health Care Affordability and Access
American Progress

10/2 - Mississippi has one of the country's highest rates of people without health insurance
Mississippi Today

10/2 - Congenital syphilis rates are soaring, but resources to stem infections are lacking
Alabama Reflector

9/19 - Can Medicaid solve the "Minnesota Paradox?" 
Harvard Public Health

9/17 - Key Facts on Health Coverage of Immigrants
Kaiser Family Foundation

(Dr. Lynn Blewett) 8/9 - About 38,000 people lose Medicaid coverage in Minnesota's first group of renewals after pandemic
Star Tribune

8/3 - Public scrutiny and political backlash have left Kansas City health departments in a tough spot
NPR Kansas City

8/2 - Study shows racial, ethnic disparities in COVID-19 vaccination rates
Fox 9 KMSP

7/26 - State-Funded Health Coverage for Immigrants as of July 2023
Kaiser Family Foundation

(Dr. Lynn Blewett) 7/16 - Editorial: A Wisely Careful Approach to Public Opinion
Star Tribune

6/30 - Value-Based Care: Operational Context Matters
FTI Consulting

(Dr. Lynn Blewett) 6/21 - Spotlight on Medicaid: Impact on Patients of Enrollment Redeterminations & Work Requirements
Federation of American Hospitals

6/18 - Taking Pride in Health Care: And it’s Good for Business
VermontBiz

6/15 - The Medicaid Unwinding: Expectations and Estimations
Center for Mississippi Health Policy

6/7 - State Health Compare Finds CT access to care is good but costly
Connecticut Health Policy Project

6/2 - Changes to race, ethnicity data collection will impact health
The Nation's Health

5/26 - A Post-COVID Push to Fill Health Data Gaps
Governing

5/17 - Out-of-pocket healthcare: Average costs and how to finance them
Yahoo! Finance

5/11 - Surviving not Thriving: Post-Pandemic Economic Security for Black Women and Latinas in Georgia
Georgia Budget and Policy Institute

5/3 - New Legislation and Continued Failure to Expand Medicaid Put Georgia’s Health Care Safety Net on Uncertain Path
Georgia Budget and Policy Institute

4/19 - Americans die younger than others in wealthy nations. What can we do about it?
MPR News

4/6 - Medicaid Expansion Could Prevent Coverage Loss During Redeterminations
Health Payer Intelligence

4/3 - Study Finds Racial Coverage Disparities Following Unemployment
Health Payer Intelligence

3/28 - How a Parent’s Social Anxiety Can Impact a Child
Psychology Today

3/13 - Public health teams want more funding before next crisis
NJ Spotlight News

3/6 - High deductible health plan and the states that love them most (and least)
Benefits Pro

3/3 - Leveraging Primary Care Population-Based Payments in Medicaid To Advance Health Equity
Health Affairs

2/9 - High Deductible Health Plan Enrollment Hit Record High in 2021
Health Payer Intelligence

1/27 - Increased subsidies lead to record-setting year for Affordable Care Act enrollment
The National Desk

1/5 - Op/Ed: Government price fixing won't lower health care costs in Indiana. Here's what will.
Indianapolis Star


 

Previous Years:

SHADAC in the Media - 2022
SHADAC in the Media - 2021
SHADAC in the Media - 2020
SHADAC in the Media - 2019
SHADAC in the Media - 2018
SHADAC in the Media - 2017