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Report/Brief: A Post-Pandemic Look at the Cost of Employer-Sponsored Insurance (ESI) Coverage: Data from the 2023 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
Sep. 12, 2024: This post is a part of our Survey Data Season series where we examine data from various surveys that are released annually from the summer through early fall. Find all of the Survey Data Season series posts on our Survey Data Season 2024 page here. Over the...Read MoreReport/Brief: Impact on Vital Community Conditions: Underlying Factors of Medicaid Inequities Annotated Bibliography
Sep. 03, 2024: *Click here to jump to the 'Impact on Vital Community Conditions' 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...Read MoreReport/Brief: Reproductive Oppression in Health Care: Underlying Factors of Medicaid Inequities Annotated Bibliography
Aug. 12, 2024: *Click here to jump to the 'Reproductive Oppression in Health Care' 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...Read MoreReport/Brief: New Brief from SHADAC and UMN Cannabis Research Center: Using the Minnesota Student Survey to understand cannabis use and perceptions among high school students
Aug. 09, 2024: As of 2023, Minnesota legalized cannabis for non-medical use by adults, becoming one of the now 24 states with such policies. Minnesota’s cannabis legislation limits legal cannabis use to adults aged 21 and older, similar to other states’ legislation for cannabis, tobacco, and alcohol use as well....Read MoreReport/Brief: Language Barriers and Health Equity: The Challenges Faced by Californians with Limited English Proficiency (CHCF Cross-Post)
Aug. 09, 2024: The following is cross-posted from The California Health Care Foundation. Author: Lacey Hartman, Senior Research Fellow, SHADAC Key Takeaways California is home to approximately 2.7 million adults with Limited English Proficiency (LEP), according to the California Health...Read MoreReport/Brief: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Affirming Care Discrimination: Underlying Factors of Medicaid Inequities Annotated Bibliography
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 MoreReport/Brief: Systemic / Structural Ableism: Underlying Factors of Medicaid Inequities Annotated Bibliography
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 MoreReport/Brief: Comparing Federal Government Surveys That Count the Uninsured: 2023
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 MoreReport/Brief: Systemic Racism: Underlying Factors of Medicaid Inequities Annotated Bibliography
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 MoreReport/Brief: Perceptions and Opinions Relating to Cannabis in Minnesota
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 MoreReport/Brief: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data: New and Updated Information on Federal Guidance and Medicaid Data Collection Practices (SHVS Brief)
Mar. 11, 2024: Find the brief in full here on the State Health & Value Strategies site. Authors: Emily Zylla and Elizabeth Lukanen, SHADAC. Original publication date: March 11, 2024 In the United States, over 13 million people identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or...Read MoreReport/Brief: Public Health Implications of Cannabis Policy in Minnesota
Jan. 30, 2024: This brief uses data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) to understand issues related to public health implications of Minnesota cannabis use prior to its 2023 legalization. Along with providing key background information and context on cannabis policy in the United States...Read MoreReport/Brief: SHADAC’s Primary Source of Coverage Hierarchy for American Community Survey (ACS) Estimates on State Health Compare
Jan. 29, 2024: This updated brief from SHADAC defines a “primary source of coverage hierarchy,” and how and when researchers can use this tool to determine which payer is primary when an individual reports multiple sources of health insurance coverage on the American Community Survey (ACS). Using a hierarchy...Read MoreReport/Brief: Collection of Self-Reported Disability Data in Medicaid Applications: A Fifty-State Review of the Current Landscape (SHVS Brief)
Jan. 25, 2024: The following content is cross-posted from State Health & Value Strategies. It can also be found on the SHVS site here. Authors: Emily Zylla and Elizabeth Lukanen, SHADAC Very little is known about people who self-identify as having a disability within the...Read MoreReport/Brief: The Opioid Crisis in the Pandemic Era
Nov. 01, 2023: During 2020 and 2021, the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, data show that drug overdose deaths did not subside or plateau, but unfortunately surged alongside the rise of the coronavirus. Growing death rates were driven by a substantive change in the very foundation of the opioid crisis,...Read MoreReport/Brief: Federal Survey Sample Size Analysis: Disability, Language, and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Oct. 13, 2023: The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission contracted with the State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) to conduct a review and sample size analysis of 13 federal population health surveys to assess the quality and availability of data for certain populations facing health...Read MoreReport/Brief: Did Disparities in Access Worsen During the Pandemic? (CHCF Brief)
Oct. 03, 2023: The following content is cross-posted from California Health Care Foundation Author: Lacey Hartman, SHADAC Previous research has shown that Medi-Cal enrollees fare worse in accessing health care than Californians with employer coverage. A key question is whether and how access to...Read MoreReport/Brief: Health Equity Measurement: Considerations for Selecting a Benchmark (SHVS Brief)
Sep. 27, 2023: The following content is cross-posted from State Health & Value Strategies. Authors: Emily Zylla, Andrea Stewart, and Elizabeth Lukanen, SHADAC As states look to advance health equity, they need ways to measure whether their efforts result in improvements....Read MoreReport/Brief: Telehealth Use and Experiences Among California Adults (CHCF Brief)
Sep. 12, 2023: The following content is cross-posted from the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF). Author: Lacey Hartman, Senior Research Fellow, State Health Access Data Assistance Center California’s Medi-Cal program is leveraging telehealth to meet patient needs. Many...Read MoreReport/Brief: Four Methods for Calculating Income as a Percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
Aug. 17, 2023: This updated SHADAC brief delves into four common methods for calculating income as a percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) using 2021 estimates from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). The BRFSS...Read MorePages
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