Jul. 24, 2024:
July is Disability Pride Month – a month dedicated to sharing the experiences, accomplishments, and challenges of the estimated 61 million people with a disability in the United States.
Those with a disability or disabilities face different obstacles and barriers compared to...Read More
Jul. 18, 2024:
This post is a part of our Fall Data Release series where we examine data from various surveys that are released annually in the fall. Find all of the Fall Data Release series posts on our Fall Data Release 2024 page here.
In late June, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)...Read More
Jul. 18, 2024:
Beginning in late July and going through September, data from many major federal surveys – including the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), the Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance Systems (BRFSS), the Current Population Survey (CPS), and the...Read More
Jul. 11, 2024:This update was posted on July 11, 2024 uses data from the July 2024 release of the Household Pulse Survey, collected May 28 - June 24, 2024.
Introduction
The unwinding of the Medicaid continuous coverage requirement represents the largest nationwide coverage transition...Read More
Jun. 28, 2024:Background
Understanding the experiences of people with minoritized sexual and gender identities matters for public health. Compared with straight and cisgender adults, these populations face inequitable barriers to health care access1,2 and disparities in health outcomes, including mental and...Read More
Jun. 27, 2024:*Click here to jump to the 'Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Affirming Care Discrimination' annotated bibliography*
The State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and in collaboration with partner...Read More
Jun. 24, 2024:
June of each year is known as “Pride Month” – a month to celebrate the diversity and achievements of the over 13 million Americans that identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ).
Alongside celebration, this month is also a time for people...Read More
Jun. 20, 2024:SHADAC has made some exciting updates to our resource, “Minnesota’s Community and Uninsured Profile.” This profile, created with funding from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation, was designed to provide accessible information to policymakers and community members alike on...Read More
Jun. 07, 2024:
The following Expert Perspective (EP) is cross-posted from State Health & Value Strategies. Authors: Elizabeth Lukanen and Lacey Hartman, SHADAC
Original posting date June 7, 2024. Find the original post here on the SHVS website.
The Child and Adult Core Sets were ...Read More
Jun. 05, 2024:The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has released quarterly estimates of health insurance coverage beginning in October 2022 through December 2023 from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) as a part of the NHIS Early Release Program. Each quarter covers a three-month span, and...Read More
May. 23, 2024:*Click here to jump to the 'Systemic Ableism' annotated bibliography*
The State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and in collaboration with partner organizations is exploring whether a new national Medicaid Equity...Read More
May. 20, 2024:
State Health Compare is a user-friendly data tool that allows users to obtain state-level estimates related to health, health care, insurance coverage, health equity, and more. This tool provides interactive maps, graphs, and downloadable data for over 40 measures ranging from telehealth...Read More
May. 17, 2024:How many Americans are uninsured? The exact answer is unclear, but general estimates can be obtained by comparing various federal government surveys that estimate uninsurance.
SHADAC has recently updated our annual “Comparing Federal Government Surveys that Count the Uninsured” brief...Read More
May. 07, 2024:*Click here to jump to the 'Systemic Racism' annotated bibliography*
The State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and in collaboration with partner organizations is exploring whether a new national Medicaid Equity...Read More
May. 06, 2024:
In 2019, SHADAC researchers performed an analysis using 2017 data to examine housing affordability, looking specifically at rental costs for various populations across the United States. ‘Unaffordable rents’ are defined as rental costs that require a household spend more than 30% of their...Read More
May. 02, 2024:This article, coauthored by SHADAC Investigator Kathleen Call alongside colleagues from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs Angela Fertig and U.S. Census Bureau Joanne Pascale, used administrative records linked with survey data to explore how to categorize private marketplace coverage versus...Read More
Apr. 30, 2024:Cancer screening for adults plays a pivotal role in early detection, increasing the chances of successful treatment and preventing thousands of cancer deaths. Despite their life-saving potential, many adults may choose to delay or skip these screenings due to various barriers, such as limited...Read More
Apr. 17, 2024:Using data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), this brief explores people’s perceptions and opinions related to cannabis and cannabis use prior to its 2023 legalization in Minnesota. The brief begins with an overview of the context of cannabis policy and use in the United...Read More
Apr. 17, 2024:Even before legalization, most Minnesotans reported that cannabis was easy to obtain; only one-third disapproved of use by adults
During the past decade, the United States’ cannabis policy landscape has changed dramatically. By the end of 2023, 24 states had legalized cannabis for non-medical...Read More
Apr. 03, 2024:This blog was originally posted on April 18, 2023 and updated on April 3, 2024
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 ...Read More