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What Is a “Countercyclical” Policy or Program? How Medicaid Protects People When the Economy Falters

Countercyclical policy or programs (like Medicaid) have government spending increase during economic downturns and decrease during economic growth. This protects access to health care coverage - learn how in this blog.

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Connecting Housing and Health: Unaffordable Rent in the U.S. in 2023 (SHC Data Highlight)

Housing affordability is a key social determinant of health. Housing and health are connected – in this blog, we take a look at housing affordability in the U.S. by state and subpopulation.

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2024 NHIS Full-Year Health Insurance Estimates Early Release: Public Coverage Fell While Private Coverage and Uninsurance Held Steady

In late June 2025, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released health insurance coverage estimates for 2024 from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). SHADAC analysis shows that public coverage fell with private and uninsurance holding steady. Learn the details in this blog.

Opinions on Minnesota Medicaid: New Survey Asks Minnesotans about Minnesota Medical Assistance, the State’s Medicaid Program

In May 2025, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) partnered with SHADAC on a survey to assess how Minnesotans perceive the Minnesota Medicaid program (known as Medical Assistance in Minnesota). You can read the details of the survey and our findings in this blog.

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Recent Publication

Report: Insurance Coverage Transitions After the Medicaid Unwinding

New SHADAC Brief Uses CPS Data to Study Insurance Coverage Transitions After Medicaid Unwinding

This brief studied insurance coverage transitions after the Medicaid unwinding using 2024 Current Population Survey data, including understanding the share of those who transitioned off of Medicaid to other coverage or became uninsured, and the factors associated with various transition types.

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Public Health & Health Policy Resources

Comparing Federal Government Surveys That Count the Uninsured: 2024

Accurate estimates of uninsured rates (the percentage of people that do not have insurance coverage, also referred to as uninsurance) are important in understanding trends and the impacts of actions, events, or shifts in the economic landscape that may affect health insurance coverage. Learn more…