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Are the Current Population Survey uninsurance estimates too high? An examination of the imputation processMichael Davern
Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, 2221 University Avenue, S E, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Health Serv Res 42:2038-55. 2007..S. Census Bureau produces bias in the estimates of health insurance coverage in the Current Population Survey's (CPS) Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC)...
Are surname telephone oversamples an efficient way to better understand the health and healthcare of minority group members?Michael Davern
State Health Access Data Assistance Center, University of Minnesota, 2221 University Avenue S E 345, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
Med Care 45:1098-104. 2007..This article considers the sample design efficiency in the use of Hispanic, Hmong, and Asian surname samples...- The American Community Survey and health insurance coverage estimates: possibilities and challenges for health policy researchersMichael Davern
Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, SHADAC University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
Health Serv Res 44:593-605. 2009..To introduce the American Community Survey (ACS) and its measure of health insurance coverage to researchers and policy makers... - Drawing statistical inferences from historical census data, 1850-1950Michael Davern
Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota, USA
Demography 46:589-603. 2009..We conclude that Taylor series estimation can be used effectively with the historical decennial census microdata samples and should be applied in research analyses that have the potential for substantial clustering effects... - Estimating regression standard errors with data from the Current Population Survey's public use fileMichael Davern
School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
Inquiry 44:211-24. 2007..However, it is essential that users of CPS ASEC data do not simply choose any available method since three of the methods commonly used for adjusting for the complex sample design produce substantially different estimates... - Unstable inferences? An examination of complex survey sample design adjustments using the Current Population Survey for health services researchMichael Davern
School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 2221 University Ave, S E, Suite 345, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
Inquiry 43:283-97. 2006..g., pseudo-primary sampling units) as other federal government surveys do. This is essential to make appropriate inferences using the ASEC data regarding statistical significance and estimate variance for health policy analysis... - An examination of the Medicaid undercount in the current population survey: preliminary results from record linkingMichael Davern
Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, SHADAC University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
Health Serv Res 44:965-87. 2009..To assess reasons why survey estimates of Medicaid enrollment are 43 percent lower than raw Medicaid program enrollment counts (i.e., "Medicaid undercount")... - Telephone service interruption weighting adjustments for state health insurance surveysMichael Davern
State Health Access Data Assistance Center, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 2221 University Ave, Suite 345, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
Inquiry 41:280-90. 2004.... - The effect of income question design in health surveys on family income, poverty and eligibility estimatesMichael Davern
State Health Access Data Assistance Center, University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, 2921 University Avenue, Suite 345, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
Health Serv Res 40:1534-52. 2005..Analysts of health surveys should also consider matching respondents or multiple imputation to improve the usability of the data... - Estimates of health insurance coverage: comparing state surveys with the current population surveyKathleen Thiede Call
School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 26:269-78. 2007..This paper compares state survey and CPS estimates of uninsurance, highlights key reasons for these differences, and discusses the policy implications of this persistent discrepancy... - Transition to adulthood: delays and unmet needs among adolescents and young adults with asthmaPeter Scal
Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
J Pediatr 152:471-5, 475.e1. 2008..To examine the effect of the transition to adulthood on financial and non-financial barriers to care in youth with asthma... 
Measuring adequacy of coverage for the privately insured: new state estimates to monitor trends in health insurance coverageLynn A Blewett
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
Med Care Res Rev 66:167-80. 2009..9% of privately insured children and 7.8% of privately insured adults. Out-of-pocket spending relative to income is an important indicator of access to care and should be monitored at the state level...- Disparities in public use data availability for race, ethnic, and immigrant groups: national surveys for healthcare disparities researchPamela Jo Johnson
Division of Health Policy and Management, State Health Access Data Assistance Center, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Med Care 48:1122-7. 2010..Importantly, publicly available data on healthcare coverage and access are needed for disparities populations defined by race, ethnicity, or immigrant group (REI)... - Meeting the need for state-level estimates of health insurance coverage: use of State and Federal survey dataLynn A Blewett
Division of Health Services Research and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, SHADAC, 2221 University Ave SE, Ste 345, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
Health Serv Res 41:946-75. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: We think there are several options to consider for coordinating a federal and state data collection strategy to inform state and national policy on coverage and access... - Monitoring the uninsured: a state policy perspectiveLynn A Blewett
Division of Health Services Research and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, USA
J Health Polit Policy Law 29:107-45. 2004..We recommend that national and state efforts be better coordinated to facilitate efficient use of resources to achieve good state-level date... - Persistent disparities in health insurance coverage: Hispanic children, 1996 to 2005Alissa Van Wie
Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 19:1181-91. 2008..To identify how health insurance coverage trends changed for Hispanic children between 1996 and 2005... - Medicaid undercount and bias to estimates of uninsurance: new estimates and existing evidenceKathleen Thiede Call
School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 2221 University Avenue SE 345, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
Health Serv Res 43:901-14. 2008..Implications for policy makers' confidence in survey estimates of coverage are discussed... - Distributing State Children's Health Insurance Program funds: a critical review of the design and implementation of the funding formulaLynn A Blewett
University of Minnesota, USA
J Health Polit Policy Law 32:415-55. 2007..The analyst's role is to continually review current research standards, data quality, and relevant formula inputs and make recommendations to refine federal funding formulas to better target resources to their intended populations... - Bias in telephone surveys that do not sample cell phones: uses and limits of poststratification adjustmentsKathleen Thiede Call
Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, SHADAC, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
Med Care 49:355-64. 2011..To examine how biased health surveys are when they omit cell phone-only households (CPOH) and to explore whether poststratification can reduce this bias... - Employment and health insurance coverage for rural Latino populationsLynn A Blewett
Division of Health Services Research and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
J Community Health 30:181-95. 2005..Lack of adequate coverage will have an impact on the income, resources, and day-to-day activities of physicians, hospitals and traditional safety net providers... - American Indian/Alaska Native uninsurance disparities: a comparison of 3 surveysPamela Jo Johnson
State Health Access Data Assistance Center, Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Am J Public Health 100:1972-9. 2010.... - Accuracy in self-reported health insurance coverage among Medicaid enrolleesKathleen Thiede Call
Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Mayo Mail Code 729, 420 Delaware St, S E, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Inquiry 45:438-56. 2008..Multivariate analyses point to the prominent role of program-related factors in the accuracy of reports. Our findings suggest that the Medicaid undercount should not undermine confidence in survey-based estimates of uninsurance... - State variation in SCHIP allocations: how much is there, what are its sources, and can it be reduced?Michael Davern
State Health Access Data Assistance Center, Division of Health Services Research and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55414, USA
Inquiry 40:184-97. 2003..Obtaining reliable estimates of need for SCHIP allocations is critical for states dependent on federal support for insurance programs... - Covering kids: variation in health insurance coverage trends by state, 1996-2002Lynn A Blewett
Division of Health Services Research and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 23:170-80. 2004..We provide an overview of state outreach and administrative simplification efforts and raise concerns about the persistent variation in children's health insurance coverage across states... - Mixed-mode administration reduced bias and enhanced poststratification adjustments in a health behavior surveyAlisha D Baines
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, One Veteran s Drive 152 2E, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 60:1246-55. 2007..To assess whether a mixed-mode survey design reduced bias and enhanced methods commonly used to correct for bias (poststratification weighting)... - Agreement between self-reported and administrative race and ethnicity data among Medicaid enrollees in MinnesotaDonna D McAlpine
School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 729, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Health Serv Res 42:2373-88. 2007..Level of agreement and the demographic and health-related characteristics associated with misclassification on the administrative measure are examined... - Counting uninsurance and means-tested coverage in the American community survey: a comparison to the current population surveyMichel Boudreaux
University of Minnesota, 2221 University Ave SE, Suite 345, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
Health Serv Res 46:210-31. 2011..To compare health insurance coverage estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS) to the Current Population Survey (CPS-ASEC)... - Missing data and interpretation of cancer surgery outcomes at the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramHelen M Parsons
University of Minnesota and Minneapolis Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
J Am Coll Surg 213:379-91. 2011..Our study examines the impact of missing data on predictive models for short-term operative outcomes after cancer surgery in the ACS NSQIP database...