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Massachusetts State Health Survey
Jan. 05, 2009 : January 5, 2009. Sharon Long and her colleagues at the Urban Institute released the latest findings from the 2008 Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey (MHIS). There continues to be an increase in health insurance coverage since the Massachusetts health reform initiative in 2006, which included an individual mandate and the merger of the individual and small group markets. The newest estimates... Read moreAcademyHealth and Upcoming Policy Discussions
Dec. 19, 2008 : December 19, 2008. As many of you know, I have been elected to serve on the AcademyHealth's Board of Directors for 2009. I attended my first board meeting last week and am excited at the prospect of working with such a focused and dedicated group of board members and staff. John Colmers, the Maryland Secretary of Health and Hygiene, is the incoming Board Chair and I look forward to working again... Read moreSHARE funds new project in Maryland
Dec. 16, 2008 : December 16, 2008. To actively respond to exciting new state coverage initiatives, SHARE reserves some of its grant funding to commission research on reforms enacted outside the time frame of the formal CFP process. Our first commission will evaluate the Maryland Kid’s First Bill passed in March 2008. Maryland Kids First Act Outreach Evaluation Grantee Institution: Maryland Department of... Read moreSHARE Grantee Sharon Long to present early SHARE project findings
Dec. 16, 2008 : December 16, 2008. Sharon Long will present early findings from her SHARE project at the American Economic Association (AEA) Annual Meeting in January 2009. Sharon will present her paper, "Early Evidence on the Impacts of Health Reform in Massachusetts" to the Public Economics and the Low Income Population session. Sharon’s SHARE project uses data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS... Read moreSurvey Workshop Registration now open
Dec. 01, 2008 : November 18, 2008. Registration for SHADAC's survey workshop is now open. This workshop will be held on January 13, 2009 in Washington DC and will provide up-to-date information on technical issues related to household surveys and the measurement of health insurance coverage. More information and registration Read moreWelcome to SHADAC's New Web Site
Dec. 01, 2008 : December 1, 2008. We're excited to announce the launch of our new logo and Web site. We believe the site will be a great resource for health policy researchers, policy makers and analysts and are excited to move forward with a fresh look. Our work helps to bridge the gap between research and policy, and the arches in our new logo represent that endeavor. The new Web site is a dramatic change... Read moreWelcome to SHARE’s New Web Site
Dec. 01, 2008 : December 1, 2008. We’re excited to announce our new Web page and hope that it will be a useful resource for researchers, policy analysts and SHARE grantees. The content on our old site has been merged with SHADAC’s new site (www.shadac.org) to provide our users with easy access to all of the pertinent resources formally on both sites. While the look and feel of our page has changed, the... Read moreGAO Testimony - State and Local Fiscal Challenges
Nov. 19, 2008 : November 24, 2008. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following testimony: State and Local Fiscal Challenges: Rising Health Care Costs Drive Long-term and Immediate Pressures. GAO-09-210T, November 19 2008 This statement of Stanley J. Czerwinski, Director Strategic Issues, addresses three key points: the state and local government sector’s long-term fiscal... Read morePages
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