Health Care Access and Use
What are pre-existing conditions? Pre existing conditions could once lead to automatic denial of insurance coverage. Learn more in SHADAC's latest Basics Blog.
Sunday, March 23, 2025 marked 15 years since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law. In this post, we take a look at what the Affordable Care Act is, how it’s changed America’s insurance coverage rates, and the impact of the ACA on uninsured populations.
For almost two decades, SHADAC has created an Excel spreadsheet that details & documents the names of state health insurance programs for all states and DC. This resource provides clear information for both policymakers and consumers, helping them to understand the coverage they do (or do not)… Read more
SHADAC has updated health data sets on our State Health Compare tool with the latest available health statistics and health data. In this blog, we detail the measures that were updated, providing you with a short description of each measure and its data source.
Medicaid serves as a vital public health safety net for over 79 million people, including many from historically excluded or marginalized communities. There is a great opportunity to improve Medicaid programs’ accountability for persistent health inequities by confronting the historical...
American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) is a racial/ethnic category that describes people with ancestry indigenous to North America prior to colonization in 1492. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, there were approximately 9.7 million Americans who identified as Native American alone or as… Read more
Survey Data Season Essentials: ACS vs CPS: What Is the Difference Between These Two Federal Surveys?
In this blog, we will discuss the similarities and differences between two of the biggest federal survey resources available: the ACS and the CPS ASEC.
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 Monitoring Tool could increase accountability for state Medicaid programs to… Read more
SHADAC has created a series of “Basics Blogs” to familiarize readers with common terms, concepts, and topics that are frequently covered. This Basics Blog will focus on the concept of health equity.
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 Monitoring Tool could increase accountability for state Medicaid programs to… Read more