Bulletin: Hilltop Releases Issue Brief on Overcoming Interagency Data-Sharing Barriers

The Hilltop Institute at UMBC has just released a new issue brief entitled Overcoming Interagency Data-Sharing Barriers: Lessons from the Maryland Kids First Act that describes interagency data-sharing barriers that researchers and state officials encountered as they implemented and evaluated the Maryland Kids First Act outreach initiative. The brief provides an overview of strategies used to identify uninsured children who are eligible for public insurance programs; an update on Maryland’s tax-based outreach program, including a description of the interagency data-sharing barriers encountered and their resolution; a discussion of new data-sharing and outreach opportunities outlined in the Affordable Care Act (ACA); and a discussion of lessons for other states. To view the bulletin, click here. To view the issue brief, click here.

January 6, 2011