Research Projects - State Health Access Data Assistance Center at the University of Minnesota

As a result of SHADAC’s work assisting states, staff have developed expertise using a variety of national data sets and statistical techniques.  This expertise has resulted in an expansion of SHADAC work to include an array of projects relating to national data resources and a variety of health services research subject areas. 

Below is a listing of current and past projects, which are explained in more detail on  the project summary page. 

HRSA State Planning Grant projects are listed on the HRSA project summary page.

Current Projects

• The Medicaid Undercount: Real or Perceived Bias in Estimates of Coverage in General Population Surveys
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• Uncovering the Underrepresented: Evaluating the Discrepancy between Household Surveys and Population Coverage, State Administrative Data, and Survey Reporting Error
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• Integrated Health Interview Series
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• Improving Data and Methodology on Health Insurance Coverage in Federal and State Surveys
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• Cover the Uninsured Week (CTUW) Analysis
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Completed Projects

• State Medicare Impact Profile
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• Analysis to Develop Long-Term Care Financing Options
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• Vaccines for Children Program:  Determining the Extent of Underinsurance for Children
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• Crowd-Out Synthesis
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• Cover the Uninsured Week Report
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• Covering Kids & Families Back-to-School Campaign Report
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• Ambulatory Care Database Feasibility Study
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• Minnesota Health Access Survey 2004
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• Minnesota Adult Tobacco Survey
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• Estimating the Need for Treatment for Substance Abuse
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