BEYOND THE NUMBERS
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This week at CBPP, we focused on health, state budgets and taxes, poverty and inequality, the economy, and food assistance.
- On health, Anna Bailey, Kyle Hayes, Hannah Katch, and Judith Solomon demonstrated that Medicaid is key to building a system of comprehensive substance use care for low-income people. Bailey further explained how states can use the American Rescue Plan Act’s Medicaid funding to strengthen substance use care. Javier Balmaceda argued that territories’ looming Medicaid funding “cliff” highlights the need for full, permanent Medicaid funding.
- On state budgets and taxes, Nicholas Johnson and Victoria Jackson noted that American Rescue Plan Act includes much-needed K-12 funding.
- On poverty and inequality, we updated our fact sheet tracking the COVID-19 recession’s effects on food, housing, and employment hardships.
- On the economy, we updated our backgrounders on how many weeks of unemployment compensation are available and on unemployment insurance.
- On food assistance, we updated our fact sheet explaining how states are using much-needed temporary flexibility in SNAP to respond to COVID-19’s challenges.
Chart of the Week — Few States Cover Key Support Services for People Recovering From Substance Use Disorders
A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights:
Medicaid Expansion Bid Gains as Holdout States Eye New Perk
Bloomberg
March 19, 2021
The Future of Housing in the Biden Administration
U.S. News & World Report
March 18, 2021
Latest stimulus bill expands 15% food stamp boost through September. Here’s what you need to know
CNBC
March 19, 2021
Mississippi tax cut plan: Alive, then dead, then alive again
Associated Press
March 16, 2021
Pandemic relief package includes spending aimed at reducing food insecurity
Marketplace
March 15, 2021
How Biden’s Plan Could Help Reshape The Finances of American Families
NPR
March 13, 2021
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