SHADAC is focused on providing sound data that informs health policy decisions and translating complex findings into actionable information that is accessible to a broad audience. Our researchers have a breadth of expertise in a variety of areas including economics, statistics, evaluation, sociology, data visualization, and qualitative and quantitative analysis, and our work has been featured in publications such as Forbes, CNN, U.S. World News & Report, Axios, Washington Examiner, StarTribune, and Politico, among many others. Click a link below to learn more about the latest media stories featuring SHADAC.

If you would like to highlight our work or speak to one of our researchers for an upcoming story, media inquiries are welcome at 612-624-4802 or shadac@umn.edu.

2023

(Dr. Lynn Blewett) 8/9 - About 38,000 people lose Medicaid coverage in Minnesota's first group of renewals after pandemic
Star Tribune

8/3 - Public scrutiny and political backlash have left Kansas City health departments in a tough spot
NPR Kansas City

8/2 - Study shows racial, ethnic disparities in COVID-19 vaccination rates
Fox 9 KMSP

7/26 - State-Funded Health Coverage for Immigrants as of July 2023
Kaiser Family Foundation

(Dr. Lynn Blewett) 7/16 - Editorial: A Wisely Careful Approach to Public Opinion
Star Tribune

6/30 - Value-Based Care: Operational Context Matters
FTI Consulting

(Dr. Lynn Blewett) 6/21 - Spotlight on Medicaid: Impact on Patients of Enrollment Redeterminations & Work Requirements
Federation of American Hospitals

6/18 - Taking Pride in Health Care: And it’s Good for Business
VermontBiz

6/15 - The Medicaid Unwinding: Expectations and Estimations
Center for Mississippi Health Policy

6/7 - State Health Compare Finds CT access to care is good but costly
Connecticut Health Policy Project

6/2 - Changes to race, ethnicity data collection will impact health
The Nation's Health

5/26 - A Post-COVID Push to Fill Health Data Gaps
Governing

5/17 - Out-of-pocket healthcare: Average costs and how to finance them
Yahoo! Finance

5/11 - Surviving not Thriving: Post-Pandemic Economic Security for Black Women and Latinas in Georgia
Georgia Budget and Policy Institute

5/3 - New Legislation and Continued Failure to Expand Medicaid Put Georgia’s Health Care Safety Net on Uncertain Path
Georgia Budget and Policy Institute

4/19 - Americans die younger than others in wealthy nations. What can we do about it?
MPR News

4/6 - Medicaid Expansion Could Prevent Coverage Loss During Redeterminations
Health Payer Intelligence

4/3 - Study Finds Racial Coverage Disparities Following Unemployment
Health Payer Intelligence

3/28 - How a Parent’s Social Anxiety Can Impact a Child
Psychology Today

3/13 - Public health teams want more funding before next crisis
NJ Spotlight News

3/6 - High deductible health plan and the states that love them most (and least)
Benefits Pro

3/3 - Leveraging Primary Care Population-Based Payments in Medicaid To Advance Health Equity
Health Affairs

2/9 - High Deductible Health Plan Enrollment Hit Record High in 2021
Health Payer Intelligence

1/27 - Increased subsidies lead to record-setting year for Affordable Care Act enrollment
The National Desk

1/5 - Op/Ed: Government price fixing won't lower health care costs in Indiana. Here's what will.
Indianapolis Star

2022

12/22 - Arkansas's Public Health Funding Decreased in 2021 Despite Pandemic
ACHI

12/20 - $1.7T spending bill eases Medicare rate cuts, extends telehealth waivers
Modern Healthcare

12/12 - CVS and Walgreens to pay a combined $10.7 billion settlement for alleged opioid prescription lapses
NBC News, KIMT3, Yahoo News, Business News, Head Topics United States, MSN, dailymeTV, Liputan Populer, lesnouvelles, Herald Sun

11/28 - Letter to the Editor - Telehealth: A Prescription for Wyoming’s Mental Health Crisis
The Cheyenne Post

11/4 - California Health Insurance Stable in 2021, but Many Will Need to Switch Coverage Once COVID-19 Pandemic Protections End
California Health Care Foundation

10/20 - Iowa News Headlines Thursday, October 20, 2022
KMA Land

10/20 - Report: Iowans see jump in insurance premiums three times national average
Radio Iowa

10/20 - KLEM News for Thursday, October 20
KLEM

10/14 - ‘Glitch’ fix offers health care price relief
Star Tribune

9/28 - Physicians More Likely To Accept Medicaid Patients in Arkansas Than in Most Other States
ACHI

9/12 - Large Employers Aim to Redirect Healthcare Spending, Boost Quality
HealthPayerIntelligence

9/6 - Trends in 2021 Employer Sponsored Health Plan Costs, Coverage
HealthPayerIntelligence

8/19 - Public policy pro: Medicaid expansion not a silver bullet for Georgia
Savannah Now/Savannah Morning News

8/15 - Expanding Medicaid doesn’t solve the problem
The Brunswick News

8/4 - Funding and political action fall short as fentanyl crisis in St. Louis region explodes
KMOV4

6/2 - Colorado’s Medicaid data on race and ethnicity deemed ‘poor’ quality by CMS
State of Reform 

6/1 - The Source Roundup: June 2022 Edition
The Source on Healthcare Price & Competition

5/26 - CMS needs better Medicaid data quality to support health equity
EHR Intelligence

5/25 - Health policy experts: Medicaid data processes must be improved to achieve equity
Healthcare Innovation

5/24 - Improving Medicaid data to advance racial and ethnic health equity in the United States
Health Affairs

5/3 - MN uninsurance rate drops, but racial disparities persist
Health Payer Intelligence

4/21 - Minnesota reports lowest-ever uninsured rate, but racial disparities worsened
Star Tribune 

4/21 - Minnesota’s uninsured rate hit historic low in 2021 but racial disparities increased
EIN Presswire, Red Lake Nation News

4/20 - States ranked by percentage of private-sector workers with a high-deductible health plan
Becker's Payer Issues

4/7 - Fix for health law flaw will help working families
Star Tribune 

3/6 - Who makes public health decisions for your community? In Pennsylvania, it depends on where you live
90.5 WESA

3/4 - Spotlight in Focus: Opioid crisis demands psychedelic innovation, yesterday
Psychedelic Spotlight

2/28: Pa. isn’t likely to see more local health departments anytime soon. We found out why.
PennLive

2/24: Providers push for higher reimbursement as Congress debates mental health legislation
Modern Healthcare

1/29: Poll: Most Americans think virus here to stay
Tulsa World

1/28 - 1/30: Coronavirus is forever, Americans fear – poll
48 Breaking News, FARS News Agency, Daily Times 24/7, Mass News, RT News

1/27: Students' mental health needs amid pandemic prioritized; Fla. district bans excused absences for COVID concerns: Live updates
USA Today

1/27: Less than 60% of Americans think vaccination is essential: COVID news
Windobi, ApXap, NewsBeezer

1/27: Will the virus be ‘finished’? Majority of Americans think not: AP-NORC poll
Plainsmen Post, The Bharat Express News, The Switzerland Times, The New Zealand Times, UK Time News

1/27: Poll: Few Americans say they have to eliminate COVID to end the pandemic
Ohio News Time

1/27: Most In US See Pandemic As Perpetual
Republic World

1/26 - 1/28: Will COVID ever be ‘over’? Most Americans think no
Global Circulate, WJTV 17, WNCT 9, WKRG 5, WKRN, WLNS 6, WRBL, WREG 3, WTNH, WIVB 4, WATE 6 , WHO 13, CBS 17, CenLANow, CW 29, KNWA & FOX24, MyHighPlains, MyStateLine, NBC 4, The Black Chronicle, Firstpost

1/26 - 1/29: Will virus be ‘over’? Most Americans think not: AP-NORC poll
Jackson Hole News & Guide, Southeast Missourian, Associated Press, Oil City News, Printveela, Miami Herald, The Chronicle Journal, The Kansas City Star, Opelika-Auburn News, The Meadville Tribune, Pennsylvania News Today

1/25: Governor Walz, Lieutenant Governor Flanagan Announce Plan to Support Minnesota Children and Families
Office of Tim Walz & Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan 

1/6: Readers' Forum: Indiana least safe state in America
Tribune-Star

Previous Years:
SHADAC in the Media - 2021
SHADAC in the Media - 2020
SHADAC in the Media - 2019
SHADAC in the Media - 2018
SHADAC in the Media - 2017