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    SHADAC hosted a workshop on survey methods attended by 60 people from 15 states. SHADAC and MPC received approval to open the Minnesota Research Data Center to provide researchers secure access to restricted health datasets. SHADAC also launched a new page with information on state-level health surveys and a brief on wireless substitution estimates developed with NCHS.

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    SHADAC hosted a workshop on survey methods attended by 60 people from 15 states. SHADAC and MPC received approval to open the Minnesota Research Data Center to provide researchers secure access to restricted health datasets. SHADAC also launched a new page with information on state-level health surveys and a brief on wireless substitution estimates developed with NCHS.

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    SHADAC News — March 24, 2009

    Announcements
    State Survey Workshop Recap
    SHADAC hosted a workshop entitled, "Current Issues in Survey Methods for State Health Surveys" on January
    13th in Washington DC attended by more than 60 people including representatives from 15 states.

    Nationally-renowned survey experts presented information on: (1) the increasing use of cell phones and the
    barriers they create when conducting Random Digit Dial telephone surveys; and (2) the newest information on the
    Medicaid undercount and how to address in developing health insurance coverage estimates. We also heard
    updates on changes in the Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System new state-level estimates from the National
    Health Interview Survey and an update on the American Community Survey.
    View the presentations

    Census Research Data Center to Open at the University of Minnesota


    SHADAC and the Minnesota Population Center (MPC) received approval from the National Science Foundation and
    U.S. Census Bureau to open the Minnesota Research Data Center (MNRDC) in January 2010. The RDC will provide
    a highly secure environment for the controlled use of non-public data for research. The center will offer
    researchers, who obtain appropriate approval, access to restricted datasets from the Census Bureau, National
    Center for Health Statistics and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. These datasets form a critical part of
    the infrastructure for research in the fields of business, economics, epidemiology, geography, health services,
    population, public policy and sociology.

    The new MNRDC will carry a health data focus - the only such center in the nation. The MPC is the largest
    distributor of worldwide demographic data, and the MNRDC will help facilitate the data improvement project work
    done by the MPC. The center will be co-directed by SHADAC's Mike Davern along with Cathy Fitch, Associate
    Director of the MPC.

    New State Survey Activity Page


    SHADAC has a new resource of archived information on state-level data collection and research about health care
    coverage and access. This page on our site shows, for each state and territory, the years in which states
    conducted household, employer surveys and focus groups relating to health care coverage and access, with links
    to survey instruments and reports. We will continually update this page and welcome corrections and updates to
    [email protected].
    View the State Survey Activity Page

    Meet SHADAC’s New Coordinator


    SHADAC has a new staff member in Marie Kirsch, recently hired as Research Coordinator. She brings experience
    working on the Integrated Health Interview Survey at the Minnesota Population Center. At SHADAC Marie is
    utilizing her organizational, computer, web development and communications skills to support our work, assuming
    many of the responsibilities previously managed by Karen Soderberg. Karen recently completed her Master of
    Science degree in Health Services Research, Policy and Administration at the University of Minnesota and will
    continue at SHADAC conducting research, assisting with data releases and overseeing SHADAC’s communications.

    SHADAC is blogging!
    Stay in tune with the latest news and commentary by reading SHADAC's blog. SHADAC researchers are posting
    their thoughts and observations on the latest news in our field. Look for a new posting on our home page every
    week or so, www.shadac.org.
    Publications
    State-level Wireless Substitution Estimates Released
    SHADAC has collaborated with the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) to
    develop model-based state-level estimates of the wireless-only population. NCHS
    released the estimates on March 11th with a detailed explanation of the modeling
    process. SHADAC also released a new issue brief, "The Impact of Wireless-only
    Households on State Surveys of Health Insurance Coverage". This brief examines
    the issues related to the increasing prevalence of wireless-only households as it
    relates to conducting telephone-based household surveys of health insurance
    coverage.
    View the NCHS Brief
    View SHADAC's Issue Brief

    New State-by-State Analysis Released for Cover the Uninsured Week


    A new report, "At the Brink: Trends in America’s Uninsured 1994-2007," was released in conjunction with the
    Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) Cover the Uninsured Week, March 22-28, 2009. Now in its seventh
    year, the campaign has become the largest nonpartisan mobilization in history seeking solutions for the 45.7
    million Americans who are uninsured. The report, prepared by SHADAC research, chronicles state-by-state health
    coverage trends. Over the last 15 years, nearly every state has seen increased numbers of uninsured residents,
    greater costs for workers relative to income, and significant erosion of private coverage.
    View the report

    Medicaid Undercount Article Published


    "Accuracy of self-reported health insurance coverage among Medicaid enrollees," authored by Kathleen Call,
    Gestur Davidson, Michael Davern, E. Richard Brown, Jennifer Kincheloe and Justine Nelson, was recently published
    in Inquiry journal (volume 45, issue 4, pages 438-56). This research found that Medicaid enrollees are fairly
    accurate reporters of insurance status and type of coverage, but some do report being uninsured. The findings
    suggest that the Medicaid undercount should not undermine confidence in survey-based estimates of
    uninsurance.
    View the article

    Presentations
    Lynn Blewett Testified to Minnesota Legislature
    SHADAC’s Lynn Blewett testified at the Minnesota Legislature on "The Economic Impact on Minnesota’s Health
    Care Delivery System." For Minnesota, and probably many states, much of the impact from the economic
    downturn was not felt in the health care system until the last quarter of 2008. Minnesota’s non-profit health
    system requires only annual reporting by hospitals, so the evidence in the data will not be seen until this time
    next year. Of particular concern is the potential increase in the number of uninsured due to increased
    unemployment and proposals to cut public programs, and increased out-of-pocket spending for consumers due to
    an increase in high-deductible plans and health savings accounts.
    View the presentation

    The Burden of Underinsurance


    SHADAC's Lynn Blewett presented new state-level estimates of "underinsurance" at the Kansas Health Institute
    (KHI) on January 23. She was the keynote speaker for a day-long convening on the issues related to those who
    have health insurance but whose coverage is inadequate to meet their health care needs. In addition to the
    academic perspective of defining and measuring underinsurance, the impact on the underinsured was clearly
    relayed by a panel of three Kansas citizens who faced significant financial distress because of inadequate health
    insurance coverage.
    View the presentation
    View the KHI Report
    News from the States
    Massachusetts State Health Survey Results Released
    Findings from the 2008 Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey, released in January, show that there continues to
    be an increase in health insurance coverage since the Massachusetts health reform initiative in 2006, which
    included an individual mandate and the merger of the individual and small group markets. The newest estimates
    show that only 2.6% of the Massachusetts population and only 1.2% of children in the state are uninsured.
    View the report

    Ohio Family Survey Results Released


    Results from the 2008 Ohio Family Health Survey were released this month, showing that the number of
    uninsured adults rose during the past four years as unemployment increased, while fewer children lack insurance.
    The survey shows that 17% of adults ages 18 to 64, or 1.2 million people, lack health insurance. That's an
    increase of 2% since the study was last conducted in 2004. Four percent of Ohio's children are uninsured, down
    from 5.4% in 2004. But almost 70% of the 111,255 uninsured children in Ohio are from families with incomes
    below 200% of the federal poverty level, meaning they are eligible for taxpayer-funded insurance, but not
    enrolled.
    View the preliminary report

    Pennsylvania Health Insurance Survey Results Released


    Pennsylvania released results from its state household Health Insurance Survey in February. Results indicate that
    over 1,000,000 Pennsylvanians lacked health insurance coverage in 2008 and that uninsurance rates across all
    ages were up slightly from 7.5% in 2004 to 8.2% in 2008.
    View the report

    Vermont Health Insurance Survey Results Released


    Results from the 2008 Vermont Household Health Insurance Survey (VHHIS), released in January, show that
    7.8% of Vermont residents are uninsured. This is a significant decrease of 2.2 percentage points in the since the
    2005 survey. Children under the age of 18 had the lowest uninsured rate of 2.9%, down significantly from the
    2005 rate of 4.9%.
    View the preliminary report

    SHADAC is a research and policy center at the University of Minnesota that provides technical assistance to state analysts
    and policy makers across the country in the areas of survey design, data collection and policy development, as well as
    research on factors contributing to health care coverage and access in the United States. SHADAC is funded by The Robert
    Wood Johnson Foundation. For more information see www.shadac.org

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