BEYOND THE NUMBERS
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This week at CBPP, we focused on food assistance, immigration, Social Security, health, and the economy.
- On food assistance, Katie Bergh, Lauren Hall, and Zoe Neuberger explained that about 2 million parents and young children could be turned away from WIC by September if the program doesn’t receive full funding.
- On immigration, Claire Heyison and Shelby Gonzales detailed state options for providing health coverage to people who are immigrants.
- On Social Security, we updated our Social Security Disability Insurance chart book.
- On health, we updated our resource tracking states’ unwinding from Medicaid continuous coverage.
- On the economy, we updated our chart book on the recovery from the pandemic recession.
Chart of the Week – About 2 Million Parents and Young Children Could Be Turned Away From WIC by September if Current Funding Level Is Extended
A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of our highlights:
227,000 Texans could lose out on food and health help if Congress doesn’t increase WIC funding
KERA News
December 14, 2023
La Casa Blanca advierte sobre riesgo de no financiar WIC, lo que puede impedir servir a 25,000 mujeres y niños en Puerto Ric
El Nuevo Día
December 13, 2023
50K in Pa. could lose WIC benefits without more funding, group warns
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
December 13, 2023
Biden admin. warns WIC nutrition program faces $1 billion shortfall if Congress doesn’t act
Spectrum News NY1
December 13, 2023
Advocates call on Congress to fully fund food program for mothers and babies
KUOW1
December 13, 2023
Millions of parents and young kids could be denied food aid next year without funding boost, report warnss
NBC News
December 12, 2023
Millones de padres y niños pequeños pueden no recibir ayuda alimentaria el próximo año
La Opinión
December 12, 2023
Unwinding Should Be A Call to Action To Fix Fragmented System
Health Affairs
December 11, 2023
Fallout rises from McCarthy handshake deal with White House
The Hill
December 11, 2023
Flat tax will slash Arizona's revenue by 10%, new analysis finds
Arizona Mirror
December 11, 20233
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