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Reports: Health care

Health Issues for the State of North Dakota: Biennial Report
The University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, February 2025, 385 pp.
A biennial report assessment of the current state of health of North Dakotans and their healthcare delivery system. more info >

A National Profile of Youth and Young Adults
Annie E. Casey Foundation, October 2024
Presents data related to more than 60 indicators on the health and well-being of young people ages 14 to 24, including employment, poverty, education, health, mental health, and family and community issues. Many of the indicators are available by race and ethnicity, and are also provided by state and, in some cases, by territory, city and congressional district. more info >

Kids Count Data Book: State Trends in Child Well-Being
Annie E. Casey Foundation, July 2024, 54 pp.
This annual report provides data on 10 indicators of child well-being, by state and for the U.S. States are ranked on each indicator and compared to previous years. more info >

State of America’s Children Report
Children's Defense Fund, January 2024
This report summarizes the status of America’s children in 11 areas: child population, child poverty, income and wealth inequality, housing and homelessness, child hunger and nutrition, child health, early childhood, education, child welfare, youth justice, and gun violence. more info >

Profile of Older Americans
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, November 2023, 20 pp.
National data profile of older adults, including living arrangements, racial and ethnic composition, geographic distribution, income, poverty, housing, employment, education, health and health care, disability, and caregiving. New reports are issued annually. more info >

Geographic Variation in Health Insurance Coverage: United States, 2022
National Center for Health Statistics, November 2023, 19 pp.
This report examines geographic variation in health insurance coverage in the United States annually, finding that adults ages 18-64 living in non-Medicaid expansion states were twice as likely to be uninsured. more info >

North Dakota’s Significant Rural Health Needs as Identified by Critical Access Hospital Community Health Needs Assessments
Center for Rural Health, University of North Dakota, July 2023, 5 pp.
This report looks at significant rural heath needs determined by Critical Access Hospitals from 2020-2022. more info >

Big Ideas for Children
First Focus, December 2022, 191 pp.
Part of a series calling upon policy thinkers to provide fresh proposals designed to advance federal policy and improve the health, safety, and well-being of children. more info >

Chartbook: An Insurance Profile of Rural America
RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, November 2022, 64 pp.
This chartbook looks at rural health insurance coverage over the past decade, finding that it has shifted towards public and publicly subsidized coverage (Medicaid, Marketplace plans) among the nonelderly. It also examines how coverage impacts health status, access to care, and costs. more info >

Rural Hospital Closures Threaten Access: Solutions to Preserve Care in Local Communities
American Hospital Association, September 2022, 10 pp.
This report examines the vital role of rural hospitals and the effects of hospital closures on the health and economic well-being of rural communities. It finds that rural hospitals are disproportionately impacted by issues such as coverage trends, workforce and regulatory barriers and that rural hospitals and health systems often need to be resourceful in pursuing opportunities that improve financial stability and viability. more info >

Uninsurance Rose among Children and Parents in 2019: National and State Patterns
Urban Institute, July 2021, 34 pp.
Using data from the American Community Survey (ACS), this brief finds that children's uninsurance rates rose between 2016 and 2019 both in states that had implemented the ACA's Medicaid expansion and those that had not. However, the increase was larger in nonexpansion states on average: 7.6 percent of children in nonexpansion states were uninsured, compared with 3.8 percent of children in expansion states. more info >

Chart Book: The Far-Reaching Benefits of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, October 2020, 24 pp.
A growing body of research shows that Medicaid expansion is yielding significant benefits for those gaining coverage, their families, and their communities. This chart book highlights a number of the studies and outcomes. more info >

The State of Rural Health
Families USA, October 2020, 20 pp.
This report examines rural Americans’ attitudes on their health and livelihoods, and identifies the current demographics of rural America, health care and economic challenges faced by people who live in rural America. It also highlights key national policy recommendations that address rural America’s health care concerns and reduce health disparities in rural communities during the coronavirus pandemic and onward. more info >

North Dakota's Significant Rural Health Needs as Identified by Critical Access Hospital Community Health Needs Assessments: 2017-2019 Aggregate Results for Rural North Dakota Hospitals
Center for Rural Health, University of North Dakota, June 2020, 4 pp.
Highlights the results of community health needs assessments of North Dakota's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) from 2017 to 2019, identifying the most pressing healthcare needs in ND's rural communities. more info >

The State of Transportation and Health Equity
Smart Growth America, December 2019, 85 pp.
This report identifies challenges to health equity related to transportation systems and tools to address the problems. Each of the six sections outlines challenges, corresponding strategies, and success stories from different types of places. more info >

Fewer Young Adults Lack Health Insurance Following Key ACA Provisions
Carsey Institute, October 2018, 6 pp.
Examines how implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) resulted in dramatic increases in health insurance coverage among young adults age19 to 25. more info >

Health Insurance Coverage Status for Children in North Dakota
Kids Count North Dakota, June 2018, 4 pp.
Health insurance coverage statistics for children in North Dakota. more info >

North Dakota Behavioral Health System Study
North Dakota Department of Human Services, April 2018, 249 pp.
This assessment presents the findings from the North Dakota Comprehensive Behavioral Health Systems Analysis. It analyzes current utilization and expenditure patterns by payer source and provides actionable recommendations for enhancing the comprehensiveness, integration, cost-effectiveness and recovery orientation of the behavioral health system. more info >

Aiming Higher: Results from a Scorecard on State Health System Performance, 2017
The Commonwealth Fund, May 2017, 56 pp.
Assesses states on 42 indicators of health care access, quality, costs and outcomes from 2007 through 2012. Report, data tables, and state-by-state profiles are all available. more info >

Time to Act: Investing in the Health of Our Children and Communities
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, January 2014, 120 pp.
Explores ways to improve the health of Americans by focusing on experiences in early childhood, opportunities that communities provide for people to make health choices, and the mission and incentives of health professionals and health care institutions. more info >

Web sites

Economic Policy Institute
Focuses on the economic condition of low- and middle-income Americans and their families. Includes issue guides on the following topics: living wage, minimum wage, poverty and family budgets, retirement security, Social Security, unemployment insurance, and welfare. more info >

Prosperity Now Scorecard
Ranks the 50 states and the District of Columbia on performance measures in the areas of Financial Security, Business Development, Homeownership, Health Care and Education. more info >