The 2017 Trump tax law was skewed to the rich, eroded the revenue base, and failed to deliver its promised economic benefits. Few provisions of the law exemplify these flaws better than the 20 percent pass-through deduction, and policymakers should reject any efforts to extend the provision when it expires in 2025.

Improvements to premium tax credits, enacted in the American Rescue Plan and extended by the Inflation Reduction Act, have helped millions of people afford health coverage in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces. But the enhanced premium tax credits are set to expire after 2025. If Congress does not act, nearly all marketplace enrollees will face significantly higher premium costs and 3.8 million will become uninsured, according to Congressional Budget Office estimates.

Evidence from a decade of implementation shows that the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Medicaid expansion has led to important gains not only for newly eligible adults,[1] but also for children, older...

Eighty-eight years after President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act on August 14, 1935, Social Security remains one of the nation’s most successful, effective, and popular...

States’ “unwinding” of pandemic-era Medicaid continuous coverage protections has elevated the importance of using data to keep eligible people enrolled at renewal. To reduce coverage losses during the unwinding process, many states have taken advantage of temporary waivers that allow a state to enroll or renew individuals in Medicaid based on their participation in SNAP.

TANF can play a key role in ensuring that eligible families can meet their needs. Although some states increased their cash benefit levels between July 2022 and July 2023 much more can be done to improve TANF benefit levels.

The farm bill’s top priority should be protecting and strengthening the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, our nation’s most important anti-hunger program. This proposal fails to do so and should be rejected.

Policymakers should step back and reevaluate the funding levels for 2025, setting them at a level that can accommodate rising costs and better meet the nation’s needs.

The federal-state unemployment insurance (UI) system helps many people who have lost their jobs by temporarily replacing part of their wages. (See “Policy Basics: Unemployment Insurance.”) Under...

The U.S. has made significant progress toward universal health coverage since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act. But over 26 million people remain uninsured, and uninsured rates vary substantially between racial and ethnic groups.

Older adults and people with disabilities who have low incomes often face challenges accessing affordable health care. Medicare Savings Programs offer them significant help with the costs of Medicare premiums and cost sharing.

The proposal represents an important first step toward a farm bill that protects the vital food assistance that SNAP provides to millions of children, families, older adults, and people with disabilities.

Even in a divided country, we can agree that homelessness is terrible, especially in a country as rich as ours. We should also agree on the solutions that have been proven time and again to solve...

It is critical that the farm bill protect SNAP from harmful cuts and policy changes, including Chair Thompson’s proposal, that would weaken the program’s ability to meet its core mission.

Applying the Black Women Best framework would allow policymakers to address harms for those who have been historically excluded while promoting widespread opportunity and prosperity for all.

The Affordable Care Act’s successes show that strategic policy interventions can significantly improve access to health coverage, particularly for communities that struggle the most with access. But further improvements are needed to build on these successes.