A report authored by SHADAC researcher Elizabeth Lukanen shows the number of uninsured children in the U.S. increased by nearly 270,000 between 2016 and 2017.
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Health Insurance Coverage Increases for Individuals on Probation After ACA Implementation
Research from Assistant Professor Rachel Hardeman found insurance coverage increased significantly — by 17.5 percent — for individuals with probation following implementation of the ACA’s key provisions in 2014.
Study Examines Health Plan Choice and Affordability in the Individual and Small-Group Markets
The findings from a new study by Professor Jean Abraham include discovering that market competition from a larger number of insurers operating in a state is associated with greater plan type diversity and platinum plan availability.
Minnesota’s Uninsured Rate Jumps in 2017 Despite Strong Economy
A joint survey from MDH and SHADAC shows the state’s uninsured rate rose from 4.3 percent in 2015 to 6.3 percent, leaving approximately 349,000 Minnesotans without coverage.
Provider Consolidation Often Leads to Physician Price Increases
A study from Professor Bryan Dowd and Professor Emeritus Roger Feldman shows that health provider consolidations often lead to higher care prices, and likely, increased insurance premiums.
State-sponsored Ads Help Increase Health Insurance Enrollment
A study by faculty Pinar Karaca-Mandic and Sarah Gollust shows that early gains in health insurance enrollment from the ACA were greatest in counties where more insurance advertisements were aired on TV.