Health Insurance Coverage and the Uninsured
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) will expand access to affordable health insurance for millions of Americans.
Compiled by researchers at SHADAC, this resource documents state-specific names for public health insurance programs (i.e., Medicaid and CHIP) as well as the names of state-based Marketplaces (i.e., SBMs) for private health insurance coverage purchase for all 50 states and D.C. in an easy-to-use… Read more
Children's health insurance coverage in 2024 saw uninsurance rise for the second straight year for both all and low-income children. Learn the details and state-level findings in this blog.
Each year, SHADAC uses data released from the American Community Survey (ACS) via the U.S. Census Bureau's data.census.gov tool to produce estimates of uninsurance at the state and county level.
Following the release of single-year estimates of health insurance coverage, household income, and poverty levels, the U.S. Census Bureau has now made available 5-year American Community Survey data files. These ACS 5 Year estimates are generated by pooling together five years of American Community… Read more
This blog reviews SHADAC analysis of 2024 American Community Survey (ACS) data on health insurance coverage rates, including detail by state, age group, and coverage type.
The following blog post and infographic explores newly released 2024 Current Population Survey (CPS) data, including changes in national-level health insurance coverage rates by demographic characteristics such as age, employment, race/ethnicity, immigration status, poverty status, and Medicaid… Read more
On Thursday, September 25th at 1:00 PM CST, SHADAC hosted a webinar covering the release of the latest health insurance coverage estimates from 2024. The estimates come from two key federal surveys conducted by the U.S.
What are health insurance premiums? What is a deductible? SHADAC reviews these and other common health insurance terms in this blog.
What is Medicaid, exactly? Who is eligible? How is Medicaid funded? And why does Medicaid vary from state to state? In honor of Medicaid’s 60th anniversary, this blog walks through the origins of the Medicaid program, how Medicaid is funded, and how its flexibility supports innovation.