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

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

We've updated the SHADAC blog, "FPG vs FPL: What's the Difference?" with the current federal poverty thresholds. Our researchers refresh this resource periodically to provide readers with accurate and up-to-date FPG and FPL information. Read the post here:?https://lnkd.in/g_5ezVKV #FPG #FPL #PovertyLevel #Poverty #PovertyGuideline #FederalPovertyLevel #FederalPovertyGuideline #PovertyThreshold #FPGvsFPL #SHADAC #Resource

February is #AmericanHeartMonth - did you know that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S.? Learn more about chronic disease prevalence (including cardiovascular disease) by state and by subpopulation breakdowns like education and insurance coverage type on our State Health Compare tool:? https://lnkd.in/gTgHPPdm There, you can create customized data sets along with visualizations like charts and maps to better understand the prevalence and impact of chronic disease in the U.S. on various populations and communities. The tool also includes many other relevant health measures, like Cancer Incidence, Pre-Existing Conditions, and more. Start exploring the data here:?https://lnkd.in/gW3a6HNj #DataVisualizations #DataSets #HeartMonth #AmericanHeartMonth #DataTool #StateHealth #HealthData #HealthDataVisualization #AmericanHeartMonth #HeartDisease #HealthStatistics #CardiovascularDisease #ChronicDisease #ChronicDiseasePrevalence #BRFSS #BRFSSData

Graduate Research Assistant alumna?Madhulika C. Nallani?recently spoke with?The American Journal of Healthcare Strategy about her career trajectory, including her excellent work done right here at SHADAC and UMN SPH Division of Health Policy & Management alongside Dr. Jean Abraham and Christina Worrall MPP. Learn more about her public health career journey in the post below!

Estimates of health insurance coverage for Q3 2024 from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) have been released. Examine coverage changes by various breakdowns and learn more about the impact of the?public health emergency?unwinding in our latest blog:?https://lnkd.in/eT7addKU #InsuranceCoverage #Medicaid #PHEUnwinding #NHIS #SurveyData #NHISdata #HealthInsurance #HealthCareCoverage

We've updated a variety of measures on our online data tool, State Health Compare, using the latest available health data, pulling from many sources, including survey data, CDC data, and more. Read this blog for the details: https://lnkd.in/gByvS78Y On State Health Compare, you can create customizable data sets and visualizations on measures ranging from 'Insurance Coverage Type' to 'Food Insecurity'. Explore these measures and more here: https://lnkd.in/g6-2vcbm #DataTool #HealthData #DataVisualizations #DataVisualizationTool #HealthDataSets #DataSets #SHADAC #StateHealth #HealthStatistics #PublicHealth

On behalf of SHVS, SHADAC has created a Medicaid Beneficiary Advisory Councils (BACs) Reporting Toolkit (https://lnkd.in/g63cz4fu) to support state Medicaid agencies in proactively collecting and documenting BAC activities. Medicaid Beneficiary Advisory Councils (BACs) are an important mechanism for implementing meaningful community engagement within state Medicaid programs. This toolkit supports Medicaid agencies' documentation and data collection in ways that align both with the best practices of transformational community engagement, and the requirements of the?Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services final rule. The process of publicly and transparently tracking information, discussion topics, and member information from BACs is a key part of building trusted relationships, as well as documenting and measuring the success of these groups. This toolkit from SHVS and SHADAC includes downloadable & customizable templates for data collection on BAC Member Composition, Engagement, Discussion Topics, and more. Find the toolkit at this link below:?https://lnkd.in/g63cz4fu For additional customization support,?you can contact SHVS at the following link: https://lnkd.in/guQ8fUgh #Medicaid #BAC #CommunityEngagement #BeneficiaryAdvisoryCouncil #SHVS #StateHealthValueStrategies #SHADAC #StateHealthAccess #HealthData #MedicaidData #DataCollection #DataToolkit #MedicaidReporting