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SHARE Panel at 7th Annual ASHEcon
July 30, 2018:The 2018 Conference of the American Society of Health Conomists (ASHEcon) will take place from June 10th to June 13th at Emory University in Atlanta, with this year's theme being "Economics and Public Health."
An ASHEcon panel featuring findings from recent SHARE-funded research projects is scheduled for Monday, June 11th, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Azalea Room of the Emory Conference Center Hotel. Panel details are below.
Panel: Medicaid Eligibility Thresholds and Minimum Wage Laws: The Impact of State Policy Decisions on Health Insurance Coverage, Out-of-Pocket Spending, and Access to Care
Chair: Andrew Mulcahy (RAND Corporation)
Paper: Medicaid vs. Marketplace Coverage for Near-Poor Adults: Effects on Out-of-Pocket Spending and Coverage
Presenting Author: Fredric Blavin (Urban Institute)
Discussant: Andrew Mulcahy (RAND Corporation)
Paper: The Impact of Changes in Medicaid Eligibility Thresholds on Duration of Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Health Care
Presenting Author: Heather Dahlen (University of Minnesota)
Discussant: Marguerite Burns (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Paper: Do Minimum Wage Changes Affect Employer-Sponsored Insurance Coverage?
Presenting Author: Christine Eibner (RAND Corporation)
Discussant: Thomas Buchmueller (University of Michigan)
Publication
Results from the 2017 Minnesota Health Access Survey (Webinar)
Date: April 19, 2018
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Central
Watch a recording of the event below, or download the presentation slides and the event transcript.
Event Description
These new estimates come from the Minnesota Health Access Survey (MNHA), which is administered biennially by the Health Economics Program at the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) in conjunction with researchers from SHADAC in order to assess health insurance coverage and health care access across the state.
This webinar features researchers from MDH and SHADAC, who discuss the 2017 survey content, results, the context surrounding coverage trends and changes, and the characteristics of the Minnesota’s uninsured in 2017.
Resources
Minnesota's Uninsured in 2017: Rates and Characteristics
Speakers
- Kathleen Call, PhD
SHADAC Investigator and Professor, Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health - Stefan Gildemeister, MA
State Health Economist and Director, Health Economics Program, Minnesota Department of Health - Alisha Simon, MS
Supervisor, Access and Cost Containment Unit, Health Economics Program, Minnesota Department of Health