News: May 31, 2012 Headlines

SHADAC Receives the 2012 Policy Impact Award from the American Association of Public Opinion Research Kathleen Call Presents at AAPOR Health Economics Conference Presentations Webinar on Medicaid Growth Report on Uninsured Veterans Report on State Medicaid Options Arizona Enrollment Estimates California Surveys of Legislators, Medi-Cal Enrollees Colorado Rural Physicians Survey Kentucky Health Issues Poll Ohio Report on African Americans in Cincinnati

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SHADAC Receives the 2012 Policy Impact Award from the American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR)
Lynn Blewett accepted the 2012 Policy Impact Award at AAPORs 67th Annual Conference on May 19th in Orlando, FL. The award recognized SHADAC for efforts over the past 10 years "to improve the federal data survey infrastructure to make data more accessible to inform state health policy." Also accepting the award were former SHADAC Research Director, Mike Davern, currently Senior Vice President and Director Public Health Research of NORC at the University of Chicago; Kathleen Call, Professor at the University of Minnesota, School of Public Health; and SHADAC Investigator and Jeanette Ziegenfuss, former SHADAC doctoral student, currently Assistant Professor at Mayo Clinic. View past award participants.

Kathleen Call Presents at AAPOR

SHADAC Investigator Kathleen Call presented "Increasing response rates in cell frames: Results from an incentive and voicemail experiment" at the Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, May 18 in Orlando, FL. This work presents the results of a survey response incentive experiment conducted as part of the 2011 Minnesota Health Access Survey.

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Data Center Lessons from the State Health Access Program (SHAP) A Comparative Analysis of Health Policy Microsimulation Models

Health Economics Conference Presentations

The 4th Biennial Conference of American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon) will be held in Minneapolis,

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researchers will be presenting. Follow the conference Twitter hashtag, #ashecon12, to keep up-to-date on conference proceedings.

SHADAC Research Assistant Heather Dahlen will present "The Impact of Maternal Depression on Child Academic and Socioemotional Outcomes" on June 11, 3:00-4:30PM in Carlson 2-224.

SHADAC Investigator Kathleen Call will be a discussant in the session, Getting Ready to Evaluate Health Reform: Improvements in National Survey Data and Early Findings, on June 12, 3:00-4:30PM in Carlson 1-127.

Alan Monheit, Professor of Health Economics in the School of Public Health at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, will present SHARE research findings, "Did the Affordable Care Acts Dependent Coverage Provision Expand Health Insurance Coverage for Young Adults?" on June 12, 8:30-10:00AM in Carlson 1-127.

Carole Roan Gresenz, Senior Economist at RAND, will discuss findings from SHARE research in a presentation titled "Evaluating the Effects of CHIP Income Eligibility Threshold and Premium Contribution Requirements on Children's Health Insurance Coverage: An Application of Simulation Techniques" on June 12, 10:15-11:45AM in Carlson 1-135.

AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting Presentations

SHADAC researchers will be presenting at AcademyHealths Annual Research Meeting, June 24-26 in Orlando, FL, as well as the State Health Research and Policy (SHRP) Interest Group Meeting and Gender and Health Interest Group Meeting on June 23. Visit SHADAC's booth (#207) at ARM to chat with SHADAC researchers and see our latest research.

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Webinar on Medicaid Growth
State Refor(u)m will host the webinar, "States Prepare for Medicaid's Growth Spurt" on June 20 at 2:30PM EDT. This webinar will feature officials from three states to discuss what states are doing to prepare. Speakers include: Nathan Johnson, Medicaid Policy Manager, Washington Health Care Authority; Elena Nicolella, Medicaid Director, Rhode Island Department of Human Services; and Julie Weinberg, Director, New Mexico Human Services Department. Registration is free and open to the public at this link.

Report on Uninsured Veterans

The Urban Institute released the report, "Uninsured Veterans and Family Members: Who Are They and Where Do They Live?" Using data from the American Community Survey, the authors found 2.3 million uninsured veterans and their family members. They also present state variation in uninsurance, ranging from a low rate of 4.3% in Massachusetts to a high of 17.3% in Montana.

Report on State Medicaid Options

"How is the Affordable Care Act Leading to Changes in Medicaid Today? State Adoption of Five New Options" provides an overview of five key Medicaid options provided by the Affordable Care Act and state take-up of these to date. These options include expansion of coverage for low-income adults, funding for system upgrades and disease prevention, disease management, and integrated financing for dual-eligibles. Nearly every state has taken steps forward with at least one of these options, and most state participation has been in funding to upgrade Medicaid eligibility systems and test integrated care models for dual eligible beneficiaries.

News from the States

Arizona Enrollment Estimates
Arizona Governor's Office released the report "Estimating Enrollment for the ACA Exchanges and AHCCCS Expansion in Arizona" showing annual state-level enrollment estimates for the Individual Exchange, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (Arizonas Medicaid program), and the Small Business Health Options Exchange. The report used data from Census Bureaus Current Population Survey (CPS) as modified by the University of Minnesota (the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series), SHADAC's Data Center and other sources, and estimated 587,000 fewer uninsured after implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

California Surveys of Legislators, Medi-Cal Enrollees

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research released "The Federal Poverty Level Does Not Meet Data Needs of the California Legislature." This brief highlights results from a survey of the California legislature regarding the information they use to understand poverty issues. The survey found that measures that are common and often required, such as the Federal Poverty Level, do not accurately reflect the socio-economic situation in their local constituencies. measures. The California Healthcare Foundation released "Medi-Cal at a Crossroads: What Enrollees Say About the Program," a report to inform state lawmakers and program officials about the experiences of Medi-Cal beneficiaries. Based on a telephone survey of nearly 1,100 Medi-Cal enrollees conducted in December 2011 through January 2012, researchers found that enrollees are largely pleased with the service they receive, but access and enrollment issues could pose challenges ahead. SHADAC's blog on poverty levels versus guidelines provides an explanation of these

Colorado Rural Physicians Survey

The Colorado Health Institute released "A Profile of Colorados Rural Physicians." This survey of Colorados 711 rural physicians was conducted to help understand strategies to maintain and improve health care access among rural residents. The survey explores why these providers practice in rural Colorado, what keeps them working in their communities, and the demands placed on their practices. Forty-four percent of Colorados rural physicians practice primary care. Nearly two-thirds completed a rotation in a rural setting during their medical school training, and one-third said they were likely to leave their practice in the twelve months following the survey. Among this group, one-third listed retirement as an important reason.

Kentucky Health Issues Poll

The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati released region-level results of the Kentucky Health Issues Poll of health issues impacting the community, state, and nation. Based on a telephone interview of 1,621 adults conducted in fall of 2011, this poll provides local estimates of key health policy issues for Kentucky policy makers. Results for five regions of the state, northern, eastern, western, greater Lexington, and greater Louisville, are available at this link.

Ohio Report on African Americans in Cincinnati

The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati released "Health of African Americans in Greater Cincinnati." Based on results from the 2010 Greater Cincinnati Community Health Status Survey (GCCHSS) designed to provide local information on important health issues, this research found that one in three African American adults reported being uninsured in 2010, compared to 1 in 6 white adults.

One in six African American and White adults does not have a usual source of care, and one in five went without care due to other household expenses.

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