In 2000, the state of Minnesota was selected to be part of the first year of the HRSA SPG program. The state received a grant to:

• Study the uninsured (telephone survey and employer survey);
• Analyze the private health insurance market; and
• Examine unique circumstances of several groups using the focus group.

Final Report, October 30, 2001

Interim Report, March 30, 2002

Final Report, November 24, 2004

Narrative Final, March 2005

Report to the Secretary, September 30, 2005

Final Report, September 2006

Final Report, September 2006

Ehret, D.A. "Accessing Health Insurance in Minnesota: Report of Focus Group Discussion with American Indian, Hmong and Somali Community Members," Center for Cross-Cultural health, December 2001.

Health Economics Program, Minnesota Department of Health, 2001 Health Insurance Coverage for Minnesota Counties, December 2002.

Health Economics Program, Minnesota Department of Health, A Brief Overview of Medicare Supplemental Coverage in Minnesota and the United States, December 2002.

Health Economics Program, Minnesota Department of Health, Accessing Health Insurance in Minnesota: Barriers for the Farming Community, May 2002.

Health Economics Program, Minnesota Department of Health, Employer-Based Health Insurance: Family Decisions to Enroll, September 2002

Health Economics Program, Minnesota Department of Health, Employer-Based Health Insurance in Minnesota: Results from the 2002 Employer Health Insurance Survey, March 2005.

Health Economics Program, Minnesota Department of Health, Health Insurance Coverage in Minnesota, 2001 vs. 2004, February 2005.

Health Economics Program, Minnesota Department of Health, Medicare Supplemental Coverage in Minnesota, December 2002.

Health Economics Program, Minnesota Department of Health, Prescription Drug Coverage and Spending in Minnesota, February 2003

Health Economics Program, Minnesota Department of Health, The Structure of Cost-Sharing and Benefit Levels in Minnesota's Small Group and Individual Insurance Markets, October 2003.

Health Economics Program, Minnesota Department of Health, Trends in Employer Sponsored Health Insurance: Preliminary Results from the 2002 Minnesota Employer Health Insurance Survey, March 2003.

Health Economics Program, Minnesota Department of Health, Trends in Minnesota's Individual Health Insurance Market, October 2003.

Health Economics Program, Minnesota Department of Health, Uninsured in Minnesota: Perspectives of Key Informants, December 2002.

Health Economics Program, Minnesota Department of Health, Variations in the Use of Health Services in Minnesota: Results from the 2001 Minnesota Health Access Survey, February 2004.

Krueger and Associates, Listening to Small Business Owners: Summary of Focus Groups on Health Insurance, June 2002.

Krueger and Associates, Understanding Uninsured Young People: Summary of Focus Groups on Health Insurance, June 2002.

Minnesota Department of Health, Health Economics Program Publications

MinnesotaCare Disenrollee Survey Report, July 2002

Minnesota's Uninsured: Findings from 2001 Health Access Survey, April 2002.

Smalda, S.A. et al. "Disparities in Health Access: Voices from Minnesota's Latino Community," Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment through Research, January 2002.