off the charts POLICY INSIGHT BEYOND THE NUMBERS Home Blog In Case You Missed It... In Case You Missed It... October 2, 2020, 5:00 pm | By CBPP This week at CBPP, we focused on the economy, health, food assistance, and poverty and inequality. On the economy, we updated our fact sheet noting that struggling families and the economy need robust, bipartisan COVID relief. Robert Greenstein stated that a new relief proposal from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is well designed and urgently needed. Chad Stone analyzed new data showing that job-market improvements are slowing and the jobs hole remains deep. We also updated our backgrounder on how many weeks of unemployment compensation are available. On health, Jessica Schubel explained how a lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act threatens disruption and loss of protection for tens of millions of Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries. On food assistance, we updated our fact sheet explaining how states are using new flexibility in SNAP to respond to COVID-19 challenges. On poverty and inequality, we updated our tracker of the COVID-19 recession’s effects on food, housing, and employment hardships. Chart of the Week — Jobs Recovery from Deep Hole Slowing Share Chart on Facebook Share Chart on Twitter Chart A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights: U.S. faces shortage of up to 8 billion meals in next 12 months, leading food bank saysWashington Post October 2, 2020 Coronavirus worsens food insecurity in Puerto Rico—amid a looming loss of federal fundsNBC News September 30, 2020 Death and taxes come for us all, but not equallyMarketplace September 29, 2020 What's at stake if the Supreme Court rules against ObamaCareThe Hill September 28, 2020 Food Insecurity In The U.S. By The NumbersNPR September 27, 2020 Inside Georgia’s latest attempt to change how people access ObamacarePBS NewsHour September 27, 2020 El IRS intenta ubicar a 9 millones de personas que no han recibido el cheque de $1,200 (la mayoría en California y Texas)Univision September 27, 2020 Don’t miss any of our posts, papers, or charts — follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. CBPP Share Facebook Twitter Print Email PreviousJobs Report: Improvements Slowing, Jobs Hole Remains DeepNextRounding Up the Risks of the ACA Repeal Lawsuit Stay up to date Email address Submit Receive the latest news and reports from the Center