Health Care Cost and Affordability
SHADAC researchers use MEPS-IC data to look at national and state-level employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) access, enrollment, and cost data in 2024 as compared to 2023.
What are health insurance premiums? What is a deductible? SHADAC reviews these and other common health insurance terms in this blog.
This issue of gaps in care for teen health and young adults was the focus of a recent research study by SHADAC Research Fellow Robert Hest and SHADAC co-founder Kathleen Call published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
What Is a “Countercyclical” Policy or Program? How Medicaid Protects People When the Economy Falters
Countercyclical policy or programs (like Medicaid) have government spending increase during economic downturns and decrease during economic growth. This protects access to health care coverage - learn how in this blog.
State Health Compare uses data from the 2023 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to update various measures. Learn about this NHIS data and measures in this blog.
This Basics Blog explores health care costs and affordability by defining key terms and summarizing how some of the most recent state-level household surveys are asking health care consumers about these topics.
“Forgone care” describes when someone does not use or access health care despite a need for it.
On Thursday, September 26th at 1:00 PM CST, SHADAC hosted a webinar covering the release of new Census data on health insurance coverage estimates for 2023. The estimates come from two key federal surveys conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau: The American Community Survey (ACS) and the Current… Read more
Minnesota's Integrated Health Partnerships (IHPs) have pioneered a new approach to implementing accountable care organizations (ACOs) for the Medicaid population. Initially launched in 2013 by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), these partnerships are voluntary agreements between… Read more
July is Disability Pride Month – a month dedicated to sharing the experiences, accomplishments, and challenges of the