REDUCING DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO CARE

Opportunities to Learn More About Serving Justice-Involved Individuals Through 1115 Demonstration Evaluations

A growing number of states are trying to support reentry for justice-involved individuals by providing Medicaid services prior to release from prison or jail through a Section 1115 demonstration waiver. This issue brief identifies unique opportunities states should consider when designing evaluation plans specific to their justice-involved populations, provides an overview of justice-involved 1115 demonstration initiatives, and summarizes what is known from existing evaluations of these activities.

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MINNESOTA’S COMMUNITY AND UNINSURED PROFILE

Updates include NEW Social Vulnerability Index Information and 2017–2021 Data

Updated data from 2017-2021 American Community Survey can now be found in Minnesota’s Community and Uninsured Profile, which also features a new Social Vulnerability Index overlay that helps identify areas in need of social & economic investment. This profile is an invaluable tool for navigators, grant writers, advocates, and other stakeholders embarking on equity-focused work. Estimates are available at state, county, ZIP, code and state legislative district levels.

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Updates include NEW Social Vulnerability Index Information and 2017–2021 Data

Updated data from 2017-2021 American Community Survey can now be found in Minnesota’s Community and Uninsured Profile, which also features a new Social Vulnerability Index overlay that helps identify areas in need of social & economic investment. This profile is an invaluable tool for navigators, grant writers, advocates, and other stakeholders embarking on equity-focused work. Estimates are available at state, county, ZIP, code and state legislative district levels.

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STATE HEALTH COMPARE SPOTLIGHT

Monitoring Broadband Expansion and Disparities

SHADAC analysis of 2021 American Community Survey data shows that households’ access to broadband internet has increased by 3.8 percentage points since 2019, rising to 90.1% (from 86.3%). With states utilizing available federal and state grant funding to bolster broadband infrastructure and affordability, access to needed telehealth services increased as well. This new blog uses data from State Health Compare to explore promising broadband expansion initiatives and opportunities across the states.

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SHADAC YEAR IN REVIEW

2022 SHADAC Annual Report

With support from RWJF, SHVS, and a number of additional partners including foundations, federal and state agencies, and other research organizations, SHADAC continues to serve as an unbiased research, technical assistance, data and evaluation resource. As we celebrate our accomplishments of 2022, we look forward to continuing to work alongside our funders and collaborators to fulfill key data needs for states and spur meaningful policy impacts. This annual report provides an overview of our topic areas and technical expertise, as well as some of our core projects from 2022.

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2022 SHADAC Annual Report

With support from RWJF, SHVS, and a number of additional partners including foundations, federal and state agencies, and other research organizations, SHADAC continues to serve as an unbiased research, technical assistance, data and evaluation resource. As we celebrate our accomplishments of 2022, we look forward to continuing to work alongside our funders and collaborators to fulfill key data needs for states and spur meaningful policy impacts. This annual report provides an overview of our topic areas and technical expertise, as well as some of our core projects from 2022.

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UNDERSTANDING THE UNDERCOUNT

Recent Publication Round-Up: The 2021 Medicaid Undercount

SHADAC researchers have long monitored and investigated the magnitude, causes, and effects of the Medicaid undercount across surveys such as the American Community Survey (ACS) and Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) and its prevalence across states and populations. Two recent SHADAC publications investigate the large increase in the size of the undercount in the 2021 ACS.

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