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Premature Deaths: Understanding Years of Potential Life Lost as a Measure of Public Health
On SHADAC’s State Health Compare website, we offer a measure called “premature deaths,” which estimates the number of years of potential life lost prior to age 75 (an approximation of U.S. life expectancy) per 100,000 people. Learn more in this blog. Read More
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2024 U.S. Unemployment Rate Saw Increase for the First Time Since 2020, Differences Seen by Race/Ethnicity, by State
In 2024, the national unemployment rate increased for the first time since 2020. Using the State Health Compare data tool, we also saw that unemployment rate varied by race/ethnicity and by state; learn more in this blog. Read More
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The Landscape of Major Federal Health Survey Data Releases in 2025
This blog documents the expected 2025 releases of data from many federal health-related surveys and the data's current status—published (on-time or delayed); not yet published; or status remains uncertain. Read More
A Brief Overview of Several Federal Health-Related Surveys
As a complement to our Survey Data Finder, this blog provides very brief, one- or two-paragraph summaries of each of the surveys included, to help users of the tool to better understand the main focus and specifics that may make them particularly well-suited to certain uses in comparison to other… Read More
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Access to Affordable Mental Health Care in Minnesota: Study Shows Many Adults Experiencing Frequent Mentally Unhealthy Days and Facing Cost Barriers to Mental Health Care
In this blog, we use MNHA data to better understand access to mental health care and health care affordability in Minnesota. Our study's results suggest that individuals with unmet needs for mental health care in Minnesota may also have difficulty accessing it due to cost barriers. Read More
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What Are MOUD? A Review of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder, How They Work, and Issues with Access
What are MOUD? In this blog, we explore Medications for Opioid Use Disorder, reviewing a definition for OUD, a list of currently approved MOUD, how these medications work, and current barriers for their access and use. Read More
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Children’s Health Insurance Coverage: Uninsured Rates Rise for Second Straight Year as Public Coverage Decreases
Children's health insurance coverage in 2024 saw uninsurance rise for the second straight year for both all and low-income children. Learn the details and state-level findings in this blog. Read More
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2024 ACS Tables: State and County Uninsured Rates, with Comparison Year 2023
Each year, SHADAC uses data released from the American Community Survey (ACS) via the U.S. Census Bureau's data.census.gov tool to produce estimates of uninsurance at the state and county level. Read More
National level changes by coverage type, ACS 2024 data. Data in text.
2024 ACS: New Health Insurance Coverage Data Show Rising Rates of Uninsurance and Private Coverage, with Public Coverage Declining
This blog reviews SHADAC analysis of 2024 American Community Survey (ACS) data on health insurance coverage rates, including detail by state, age group, and coverage type. Read More
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CPS ASEC: 2024 National Health Insurance Coverage Estimates Show Uninsurance Holding Steady, with Changes Across Private and Public Insurance Coverage
The following blog post and infographic explores newly released 2024 Current Population Survey (CPS) data, including changes in national-level health insurance coverage rates by demographic characteristics such as age, employment, race/ethnicity, immigration status, poverty status, and Medicaid… Read More