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Blog: NHIS: Early Release Estimates for January-June 2021 Show Continued Significant Changes in Public and Private Coverage across All Groups
Nov. 22, 2021: A report of health insurance coverage estimates for the first half of 2021 (January to June) from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) has just been released by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) as part of the NHIS Early Release Program. Comparing the 2021...Read MoreBlog: Monitoring Childhood Poverty during and after COVID-19
Nov. 16, 2021: Childhood poverty has been brought to the forefront during the COVID-19 pandemic, with pandemic restrictions making it harder for families with low incomes to meet the needs of their children.1 As schools switched to distance learning, many children from low-income households faced new or...Read MoreBlog: U.S. Census Bureau Analytic Report Shows Significant Non-Response Bias in the 2020 American Community Survey
Nov. 11, 2021: The U.S. Census Bureau recently released an analytical report that details and evaluates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on data collection and data quality in the 2020 American Community Survey (ACS) and provides evidence supporting its decision to release the 2020 ACS 1-Year estimates and...Read MoreReport/Brief: Borrowing Proven Policy Strategies to Vaccinate Kids Against COVID-19
Nov. 03, 2021: With the authorization of the first COVID-19 vaccine for children age five and older, most kids in the United States are now eligible to be immunized. Recent experience with other vaccines—measles and chickenpox, for example—shows the country is capable of vaccinating kids widely and equitably...Read MoreBlog: Brief: Strategies to Increase Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
Oct. 25, 2021: Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been demonstrably far-ranging, including changes to substance use-related behaviors.1 Evidence indicates that opioid use disorders (OUDs), overdoses, and overdose deaths grew as a result of COVID-19-related isolation and economic anxiety, and mortality...Read MoreResource: Analysis from the SHADAC COVID-19 Survey
Oct. 18, 2021: What is the SHADAC COVID-19 Survey? The SHADAC COVID-19 Survey is a two-part survey initially designed by our researchers* to measure the impacts of the novel coronavirus on a variety of experiences for adults in the United States. The survey was conducted as part of the AmeriSpeak omnibus...Read MoreBlog: 2021 NHIS Early Release: Stable uninsured rate paired with increase in public coverage and decrease in private coverage
Oct. 14, 2021: The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has released quarterly estimates of health insurance coverage from January 2020-March 2021 from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) as part of the NHIS Early Release Program. These are some of the first estimates of health insurance coverage...Read MoreBlog: A New Brief Examines the Collection of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Data at the Federal Level and in Medicaid
Oct. 12, 2021: Thirteen million people identify as part of a sexual or gender minority (SGM) in the United States, with an estimated 1.17 million who have Medicaid as their primary source of health insurance coverage.[1],[2] While the COVID crisis shed a unique light on the need for more equitable health data...Read MoreBlog: Now Available on State Health Compare: Special 2020-Only Health Insurance Coverage Measure and 2020 Updates to Several BRFSS Measures
Oct. 06, 2021: As has been previously noted, estimates for our Health Insurance Coverage Type measure will this year come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey (CPS) Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC), rather than the American Community Survey (ACS), due to a number of impacts on...Read MoreReport/Brief: COVID-19 illness personally affected nearly 97 million U.S. adults
Oct. 01, 2021: New brief shows results from SHADAC COVID-19 Survey on population experiences with COVID sickness and death Researchers at SHADAC have fielded an updated version of the SHADAC COVID-19 Survey in April 2021, aimed at understanding respondents’ experiences with illness and death due to COVID-19...Read MoreInfographics: Minnesota's Uninsured Population by Legislative District
Sep. 23, 2021: Our research team at SHADAC has continued its partnership with the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Minnesota to refresh a tool that provides critical information on the uninsured populations in Minnesota at the legislative district level. Legislative District ...Read MoreBlog: Update to SHADAC’s Minnesota Uninsured Legislative District Infographics Aims to Assist in Addressing Coverage Disparities
Sep. 22, 2021: Our research team at SHADAC has continued its partnership with the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Minnesota to refresh a tool that provides critical information on the uninsured populations in Minnesota at the legislative district level. Using the most up-to-date estimates available...Read MoreBlog: Current Population Survey (CPS) will Serve as Primary Source of 2020 State-level Data on Health Insurance
Sep. 22, 2021: RECENT CPS ANALYSIS CPS Shows 2020 National Uninsured Rate Stable, Rising in Three States 2021 CPS ASEC: Fewer Americans Had Health Insurance Coverage in 2020 — Private Coverage Fell while Public...Read MoreBlog: Current Population Survey Shows 2020 National Uninsured Rate Stable, Rising in Three States
Sep. 22, 2021: On September 14, the U.S. Census Bureau released 2020 national health insurance estimates from the Current Population Survey along with public use microdata. These data will serve as one of very few sources of information on 2020 state-level health insurance as the U.S. Census Bureau will not...Read MorePresentation: (Webinar) U.S. Health On the Rocks: The Quiet Threat of Growing Alcohol Deaths
Sep. 21, 2021: Date: Tuesday, September 21st Time: 3:00 PM Central / 4:00 PM Eastern While much public attention has been given to the opioid epidemic, the United States has been quietly experiencing another growing public health crisis that surpasses opioid overdoses as a cause of...Read MoreBlog: 2021 CPS ASEC Release: Fewer Americans Had Health Insurance Coverage in 2020 — Private Coverage Fell while Public Coverage Rose
Sep. 15, 2021: National Story The U.S. Census Bureau has released 1-year health insurance coverage estimates for 2020 from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC). The Census report, “Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2020,” showed that the national...Read MoreBlog: New York State of Health Pilot Yields Increased Race and Ethnicity Question Response Rates
Sep. 10, 2021: The following content is cross-posted from State Health and Value Strategies. It was first published on September 9, 2021. Author: Colin Planalp, SHADAC Race response rate grew 20 percentage points, ethnicity grew 8 percentage points Summary New York set out to improve...Read MoreReport/Brief: Collection and Availability of Data on Race, Ethnicity, and Immigrant Groups in Federal Surveys that Measure Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care
Sep. 08, 2021: This brief aims to assist state and federal analysts with survey development and/or analysis of existing survey data to generate estimates of health insurance coverage and access to care across racial and ethnic groups and according to nativity and/or immigrant status. The brief presents the...Read MoreBlog: New Brief Examines Collection and Availability of Data on Race, Ethnicity, and Immigrant Groups in Federal Surveys
Sep. 08, 2021: Measurement of race, ethnicity, and immigration (REI) status is a critical component of research used to inform policy. However, the standards for measuring these concepts are often confusing for analysts. A new SHADAC brief aims to assist state and federal analysts with survey development and/...Read MoreBlog: New SHADAC Brief Looks at Changes in Federal Surveys During COVID Pandemic
Aug. 27, 2021: The impacts of the coronavirus pandemic have been far ranging—on education, work, healthcare, and almost every other aspect of daily life. However, another effect of COVID that is just now coming to light is the interruption of data collection processes and falling response rates for yearly federal...Read MorePages
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