UPCOMING WEBINAR

What the Growing Medicaid Undercount Means for Data Users and Policymakers

SHADAC is hosting a one hour webinar on Wednesday, April 5th at 12 p.m. CST/1 p.m. ET to discuss the rising Medicaid undercount. With many states and stakeholders eager to understand the topic further, this webinar will provide an overview of issues related to the Medicaid undercount along with relevant policy implications. Frequent users of the American Community Survey won’t want to miss this event!

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ACEs ANALYSIS

The Kids Aren't Alright: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Implications for Health Equity

Drawing on data from the National Survey of Children’s Health, this brief investigates the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and disparities in ACEs exposure by children’s race, family income, age and health insurance coverage. These disparities have deep implications for health equity due to related research showing that ACEs exposure is associated with increased risk for numerous short- and long-term health impacts, varying from mental health and substance use disorders to heart disease and cancer.

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The Kids Aren't Alright: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Implications for Health Equity

Drawing on data from the National Survey of Children’s Health, this brief investigates the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and disparities in ACEs exposure by children’s race, family income, age and health insurance coverage. These disparities have deep implications for health equity due to related research showing that ACEs exposure is associated with increased risk for numerous short- and long-term health impacts, varying from mental health and substance use disorders to heart disease and cancer.

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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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NEW VIDEO RESOURCE

Navigating Data on State Health Compare

This new video walks through how to create customized data sets and visualizations of state-level health estimates on SHADAC's State Health Compare, allowing analysts, policymakers, and other data users to seamlessly view and download their state’s estimates.

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Navigating Data on State Health Compare

This new video walks through how to create customized data sets and visualizations of state-level health estimates on SHADAC's State Health Compare, allowing analysts, policymakers, and other data users to seamlessly view and download their state’s estimates.

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MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH JOURNAL

Contributions of Key Components of a Medical Home on Child Health Outcomes

SHADAC researchers Natalie Mac Arthur and Lynn Blewett recently published a journal article in Maternal and Child Health Journal that examines the medical home model and its unique contributions to child health outcomes. Their analysis drew on data from the 2016-2017 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) to assess five key medical home components–usual source of care, personal doctor/nurse, family-centered care, referral access, and coordinated care–and their associations with child outcomes. 

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