SHARE Webinar Available for Viewing: Tax-Based CHIP/Medicaid Outreach
The SHARE webinar "Using Income Tax Information to Target Medicaid and CHIP Outreach," is now available for viewing.
The event was broadcast on February 24th and features presentations by David Idala, Director of Medicaid Policy Studies at The Hilltop Institute (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) and Brenda Freshour-Johnston, Outreach Coordinator at the Iowa Department of Human Services. The presenters discuss the use of state tax data in Maryland and Iowa, respectively, to more effectively target outreach and enrollment efforts for public insurance programs. Only three states have used this strategy so far, and these are the first available findings on the implementation and impact of such initiatives.
Click here to link to the recording of the webinar.*
This webinar is the first in SHARE's Great Research Conversations series. To receive information about upcoming webinars in this series, along with other SHARE news, please subscribe to our e-mail list at http://www.shadac.org/content/stay-updated.
*The presenters' slides are available for download on the same page, and Q & A text will be posted shortly.
SHARE February Newsletter Released
SHARE has released its February 2010 newlsetter. Check it out for the latest SHARE news, along with updates about state and federal reform and health reform research.
Click here to view the newsletter.
New study finds increase in the number of Minnesotans without health insurance
Estimates of health insurance coverage gathered from the 2009 Minnesota Health Access Survey reveal an increase in the number of Minnesotans without health insurance.
The Minnesota Health Access Survey is a large-scale health insurance survey conducted jointly by MDH and the School of Public health every two years.
Upcoming SHARE Webinar: Using Income Tax Information to Target Medicaid and CHIP Outreach
As the federal health reform discussion moves forward, questions about implementing coverage expansions are becoming increasingly significant. One particularly critical question is how to identify the population that will be newly eligible for public programs, like Medicaid, in order to facilitate their enrollment. We can find answers to this question by looking at strategies that have been tested on the ground at the state level.
We invite you to join SHARE as we host a webinar featuring David Idala, Director of Medicaid Policy Studies at The Hilltop Institute at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. David will discuss a strategy for targeting public program outreach that has been tried in several states-namely, the use of income tax information. Specifically, David will talk about the use of this approach to target Medicaid and CHIP outreach in the state of Maryland. David's presentation will be followed by a discussion of Iowa's experience with this strategy in targeting outreach for its CHIP coverage. Ample time will be provided for participants to ask questions.
The webinar will be held on February 24, from 12:00 - 1:00 P.M. EST. The event is open to the public, but registration is required.
SHADAC's December Newsletter Released
SHADAC has released its December newlsetter. Check it out for the latest SHADAC news, announcements, and updates.
View SHADAC's December newsletter.
SHADAC's Mike Davern Moving to NORC
SHADAC’s co-Principal Investigator and Director of Research, Mike Davern, is leaving SHADAC to join the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago as vice president and director of the Public Health Research Department. He will be based in NORC’s Chicago office.
While we at SHADAC are sad to see him leave, this is a great opportunity for Mike . We look forward to continued collaboration with Mike and to the opportunity to work with his new colleagues at NORC. He will retain an adjunct professorship at the University of Minnesota and continue to consult with SHADAC as needed.
Click here to view NORC's press release announcing Mike's new position.
November SHARE Newsletter Released
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SHARE has released its November newsletter. Check it out for the latest updates on the activities of SHARE and its grantees.
View the November SHARE newsletter.
SHADAC Launches New Data Center
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SHADAC has launched a new online tool that allows easy access to health insurance coverage estimates.
Using currently available sources of health insurance data can be time consuming and cumbersome for both policymakers and researchers. In addition, tracking these estimates over time is an outright challenge. A new web-based tool, developed by researchers at SHADAC, allows quick and easy access to health insurance coverage estimates and trends.
The SHADAC Data Center, being released today, allows users to:
- Access U.S. Census Bureau data quickly and easily
- Utilize coverage trend data from 1987 to present, available for the first time using SHADAC’s exclusive enhanced estimates
- Translate data into customized tables and graphs that can be easily downloaded
- Export data for use quickly, without the hassle of downloading new software
To introduce the new tool, experts at SHADAC will host a webinar at 1 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, November 17, to give researchers and interested stakeholders a chance to learn more about how the new Data Center can be used and how SHADAC’s enhanced data can be accessed.
Site Navigation Changes
We are making some site navigation changes today. The "Charts & Tables" page is now located under "Publications".
American Community Survey Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau has released the public use microdata sample (PUMS) file for the 2008 American Community Survey. The PUMS is a sample of all the ACS records and the single-year release allows for analysis of all Census-defined geographies with a population of 65,000 or more.
The 2008 PUMS file is located at this link.
The data dictionary is located at this link.
The IPUMS web site will also have the 2008 PUMS available by November 4. This site will allow you to download a limited data set (i.e., only the variables you need) that is harmonized with previous years of the ACS.
