State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC)

SHADAC's 2024 Annual Report is now available! You get a sneak peek with the SHADAC Snapshot below, but check out the full report on our website for even more information: https://lnkd.in/gK4bQr3n As we continue to move forward working to provide policymakers, analysts, states, and the public with unbiased research, technical assistance, and data & evaluation resources on current and emerging issues, the Annual Report is a great way to reflect on all that we have accomplished in the last year. The Annual Report is a compilation of some of our top resources including briefs on insurance coverage & the uninsured, a report on disability data in Medicaid applications, and analysis of the opioid crisis in the United States. From publications to partnerships & collaborations, you can see the amazing work SHADAC research fellows, students, and staff accomplished in the 2024 Annual Report on our website: https://lnkd.in/gK4bQr3n #AnnualReport #SHADAC #HealthData #PublicHealth #HealthPolicy #HealthPolicyResearch #InsuranceCoverage #SurveyData

Happy Birthday, ACA! After 15 years of the Affordable Care Act, more Americans than ever have health insurance. Learn more about how coverage has changed and the impact on uninsured populations in our latest blog: https://lnkd.in/gnw9WrF7 #ACA #AffordableCareAct #HealthInsuranceCoverage #InsuranceCoverage #Uninsured #ACACoverage #Uninsurance #15YearsACA

Happy Birthday, ACA! After 15 years of the Affordable Care Act, more Americans than ever have health insurance. Learn more about how coverage has changed and the impact on uninsured populations in our latest blog: https://lnkd.in/gnw9WrF7 #ACA #AffordableCareAct #HealthInsuranceCoverage #InsuranceCoverage #Uninsured #ACACoverage #Uninsurance #15YearsACA

Save the date for free webinar on April 24th: The Kids Aren’t Alright: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Opportunities to Forge a Healthier Future. Colin Planalp, Senior Research Fellow at SHADAC, will discuss adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their pernicious role in undermining the health of both children and adults. Mr. Planalp will presenting data on the prevalence of ACEs across the states and demographic sub-populations; he will also describe strategies to mitigate the harm of ACEs as an approach to enhancing people's health and wellbeing. Registration information coming soon - sign up for our mailing list to be sure you receive the invite:?https://lnkd.in/gBrwpgEz #ACEs #AdverseChildhoodExperiences

SHADAC has updated our Minnesota Community and Uninsured Profile (and its accompanying interactive map) with the latest available American Community Survey (ACS) data. This resource compiles information on the uninsured in Minnesota, providing deeper understanding into uninsured population characteristics and community needs across the state. This #DataResource allows users to explore community data on uninsurance in Minnesota. The accompanying interactive map & data visualization allows users to visually explore this data with a number of breakdowns and filters, including social vulnerability index, #MNSure regions, county, and more. If you're ready to jump right into exploring Minnesota and its varied communities & populations, head to the resource page to download the profile and get started???https://lnkd.in/gTxCGZEp We also provide an accessible version of the tool on the resource page at the link above. Want to head right to the interactive map? You can find that here???https://lnkd.in/gewe9Tqi #uninsured #Minnesota #MinnesotaHealth #MNHealth #MinnesotaUninsured #uninsurance #InteractiveDataMap #InteractiveMap #DataTool #DataVisualizationTool #DataVisualization #SocialVulnerability #SocialVulnerabilityIndex #SVI #SVIData #InteractiveDataVisualization

SHADAC has updated its Excel spreadsheet that details the names of state health insurance programs for all 50 states and DC. https://lnkd.in/duA9TmvE Including both official and colloquial names and well as marketplace information, this is an important resource for researchers & policymakers as well as consumers. Access the resource here: https://lnkd.in/duA9TmvE #HealthInsuranceNames #MedicaidProgramNames #Mediacid #CHIP #HealthPolicy #HealthLiteracy #PublicHealth #HealthInsurance #StateHealthInsurance

SHADAC RA alum?James Campbell is presenting his work on "Long-Term Care Hospitals and Medicare Payment Policy" as a part of the?Division of Health Policy and Management Seminar Series. Register below! ??

ICYMI: MACPAC - Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission has released its March 2025 Report to Congress. https://lnkd.in/efizzVpe Highlights include recommendations on the external quality review (EQR) processes in Medicaid managed care and discussion of access to home- and community-based services (HCBS). The report also provides information on reducing states’ administrative burdens to providing these HCBS services. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/efizzVpe #Medicaid #MACPAC #InsuranceCoverage #MedicaidResearch #CHIP #MedicaidCHIP #HealthPolicy #PublicHealth #HCBS #HomeAndCommunityBasedServices #ExternalQualityReview #MedicaidManagedCare #AdministrativeCosts

In SHADAC's latest "Basics Blog", our researchers explain the Gini coefficient, a measure of income inequality used on our State Health Compare tool. https://lnkd.in/gnmHVqbM What is the Gini coefficient? It is the most commonly used measure of inequality, often used to measure income inequality specifically. We use Gini coefficient data as a part of our 'Income Inequality' measure on State Health Compare, where you can see the national and state-level Gini coefficients from 2006 to 2023: https://lnkd.in/g5Vr-JJm. Learn more about this measure and how you can use it in our latest Basics Blog https://lnkd.in/gnmHVqbM #GiniCoefficient #WhatIsTheGiniCoefficient #GiniIndex #IncomeInequality #StateData #IncomeData #IncomeMeasure #AmericanCommunitySurvey #ACSData #AmericanCommunitySurveyData

?? SHADAC and UMN's Cannabis Research Center (CRC) Release New Brief??? Findings suggest that while adult cannabis use grew from 2012-2013 to 2018-2019, use by underage youth held steady https://lnkd.in/gCrSaita In this brief, titled "Cannabis Use Across the States in the Early Legalization Era", Senior Research Fellow Colin Planalp uses data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) to understand how legalization may be impacting cannabis use prevalence between states and age groups. While we know from CDC data that cannabis use began increasing as early as the late 2000s, this new era of cannabis legalization for adult use raises important questions: - Is the prevalence of cannabis use increasing in all states no matter the current legal status? - Do we see an increase in cannabis use in both adults and underage use despite age-restrictions in legalization states? - Are there different trends in use in legalization vs non-legalization states? Read the full brief to learn more about how we used NSDUH data to explore the answers these questions and more: https://lnkd.in/gCrSaita #NSDUHData #NSDUH #SurveyData #CannabisUse #CannabisPolicy #SubstanceUse #CannabisLegalization #UniversityofMinnesota #SchoolofPublicHealth #StateCannabis #StateCannabisUse #YouthCannabis