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Recent Publication Round-Up: The 2021 Medicaid Undercount
Feb. 01, 2023 : Research has consistently shown that surveys that measure health insurance coverage underestimate the number of people enrolled in Medicaid; this is known as the “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... Read moreSHADAC in JHPPL: The Future of State All-Payer Claims Databases
Jan. 24, 2023 : This journal article was originally published in Volume 48, Issue 1 of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law (JHPPL). Authors: Lynn A. Blewett, PhD, MPA, Natalie Schwehr Mac Arthur, PhD, MAc, and James Campbell SHADAC researchers recently published an article in the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law on states’ development and use of state-... Read moreReport/Brief: Issue Brief: Unwinding the Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirement - Transitioning to Employer-Sponsored Coverage (State Health & Value Strategies Cross-Post)
Jan. 20, 2023 : The following content is cross-posted from State Health and Value Strategies, published on January 19, 2023. Authors: Elizabeth Lukanen and Robert Hest, SHADAC Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) have played a key role in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, providing a vital source of health coverage for millions of people. The Families First... Read moreResource: Navigating Data on State Health Compare (Video)
Jan. 18, 2023 : Check out our new video to learn tips and tricks for using SHADAC’s State Health Compare SHADAC’s State Health Compare is a go-to resource for more than 45 data measures on a range of health topics including insurance coverage; cost of care; health behaviors; health outcomes; access to and utilization of care; care quality; public health; and... Read moreBlog: Race/Ethnicity Data in CMS Medicaid (T-MSIS) Analytic Files: 2020 Data Assessment
Jan. 11, 2023 : The Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) is the largest national database of current Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiary information collected from U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia (DC).1 T-MSIS data are critical for monitoring and evaluating the utilization of Medicaid and CHIP, which together provide health insurance... Read moreBlog: 2022 NHIS Early Release: Estimates for First Half of the Year Show Continued Fall of Uninsured Rates
Dec. 15, 2022 : As part of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Early Release Program, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) recently published a second round of health insurance coverage estimates for the first half of 2022, covering the months of January to June. Uninsurance was again measured at historic lows, with just 8.3% of all ages reporting being uninsured compared to 9.6% in the... Read moreBlog: Examining Gender-Based Discrimination in Health Care Access by Gender Identity in Minnesota
Dec. 09, 2022 : Authors: Jeremy Duval, Natalie Mac Arthur, Kathleen Call Definitions Cisgender/cis: A person whose gender identity corresponds with their sex assigned at birth. Transgender/trans: A person whose gender identity differs from their sex assigned at birth. Non-binary: An umbrella term for a person whose gender identity is not binary (... Read moreJournal Article: SHADAC Researchers Co-Author Maternal and Child Health Journal Article on Medical Home Contributions to Child Health Outcomes
Dec. 09, 2022 : 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—a widely accepted model of team-based primary care—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... Read moreJournal Article: SHADAC in AJPH: Insurance-Based Discrimination Reports and Access to Care Among Non-Elderly U.S. Adults, 2011-2019
Dec. 08, 2022 : This journal article was originally published in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH). Authors: Kathleen Thiede Call, PhD, Giovann Alarcon-Espinoza, PhD, MPP, Natalie Schwer Mac Arthur, PhD, MAc, and Rhonda Jones-Webb, DrPH SHADAC researchers and external co-authors recently published an article in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) that examines rates of insurance-... Read moreBlog: Neighborhood Support Matters for Child Health
Nov. 22, 2022 : Where people live, work, and play has been shown to have important impacts on health. In addition to one’s physical environment (e.g., access to safe schools, parks, and sources of nutritious food), the extent to which people feel connected to a supportive community with a network of resources is an important factor for health. This concept is known as “social capital," and has been linked with a... Read morePages
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