Sharon T. Barfield, M.S.W., LSCSW
Analyst
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Sharon T. Barfield, M.S.W., LSCSW, Analyst, conducts and analyzes research related to public and private health issues. Barfield is a social worker. Prior to joining KHI, she did clinical work at STB Solutions in Lawrence, Kan., and the YWCA in Kansas City, Kan. She held faculty positions at Park University and the University of Kansas, where she also served as a project manager on research related to mental health and social policy. Barfield, a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker, earned her master’s degree from the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare.
Recent Work
Technical Report: The Underinsured in Kansas
This report details the specifics of KHI’s "The Underinsured in Kansas" project, presenting findings from both a survey and personal interviews that describe what it means to be underinsured in Kansas.
Measures of Underinsurance: Kansas as an Example of State-Level Estimates
This presentation describes the need for detailed, state-level data about the adequacy of health insurance plans.
Health Insurance and the Uninsured in Kansas
Updates from the March 2008 Current Population Survey
This annual publication of the Kansas Health Institute provides a snapshot of the insurance status of Kansans in various categories, including age, gender and work status. It also describes how the insurance status of Kansans is changing over time.
Convening Summary: The Impact of Underinsurance on Kansans
KHI sponsored a convening in January 2009 to enhance the understanding of underinsurance and its impact on Kansans. The convening intended to introduce stakeholders to the issue of underinsurance and encourage dialogue, specifically about the importance of determining how to define underinsurance.
The Growing Consequences of Inadequate Health Insurance
While much attention has been devoted to uninsured Kansans, far less has been focused on the emerging problem of underinsurance. But recent research has begun to shed light on it.