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Blog: SHADAC at the 2023 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
Jun. 01, 2023 : A number of SHADAC researchers will be presenting their work at the 2023 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM) taking place in Seattle, WA from Saturday, June 24 to Tuesday, June 27. For details on research topics and where you can find their posters and presentations, see below. Association of Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity with Health Care Access and... Read moreBlog: Now Available on State Health Compare: One Brand New Measure and Five Updated Measures
May. 26, 2023 : Estimates for five measures of health care access, affordability, and use have now been updated on SHADAC’s State Health Compare. One new measure, Had Telehealth Visit, has also been added to State Health Compare. The new and updated measures are all produced using data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). SHADAC... Read moreBlog: FPG vs. FPL: What's the Difference?
Apr. 18, 2023 : The terms "FPG" and "FPL" are often used interchangeably, but they are not actually the same thing; there are, in fact, important functional differences between the two concepts. The federal poverty level (FPL) is the income threshold below which a “family,” and every individual in it, is considered to be in poverty.1 The poverty definition is based on money income... Read moreBlog: Monitoring Broadband Expansion and Disparities
Apr. 13, 2023 : Introduction The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic underscored the importance of telehealth services to people across the U.S. and the crucial role of broadband internet access in providing those services. Telehealth continues to be a popular and often necessary way for patients to access care, and federal and state governments are now making significant investments to expand and ensure... Read moreBlog: Updates to Minnesota’s Community and Uninsured Profile: NEW Social Vulnerability Index Information and Updated 2017–2021 Data
Mar. 28, 2023 : Following the release of the 2021 U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 5-year data file (2017–2021), SHADAC has made important updates to the Minnesota Community and Uninsured Profile resource to incorporate an analysis of the 2021 data. The Community and Uninsured Profile now includes new information on the... Read moreBlog: Considerations from SHADAC: Proposed Revisions to Federal Standards for Collecting Race/Ethnicity Data
Mar. 23, 2023 : On January 26, 2023, the Interagency Technical Working Group on Race and Ethnicity Standards released an initial set of recommended revisions to the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Statistical Policy Directive No. 15: Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity (SPD 15). SHADAC summarized the proposed revisions... Read moreBlog: Examining Discrimination and Health Care Access by Sexual Orientation in Minnesota
Mar. 22, 2023 : Authors: Natalie Mac Arthur, Jeremy Duval, Kathleen Call More than one-third of lesbian/gay adults in Minnesota reported experiencing discrimination from health care providers based on their sexual orientation and gender identity. Survey Question Overview In this analysis, we examined the experiences of... Read moreBlog: Review of Health Insurance Coverage Data in 2021: Releases and Resources
Feb. 27, 2023 : Each year, SHADAC covers the releases of health insurance coverage data from major federal surveys such as the American Community Survey (ACS) and Current Population Survey (CPS), both of which are overseen by the U.S. Census Bureau.1 Not only do these data provide an understanding of trends for the millions of individuals in the United States who lack any type of coverage, but they also... Read morePages
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