BEYOND THE NUMBERS
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This week at CBPP, we focused on health, housing, family income support, poverty and inequality, state taxes, and the economy.
- On health, Sarah Lueck emphasized that economic legislation should include health policies to boost coverage and ease the strain on families’ budgets. Judith Solomon explained that Congress needs to provide adequate, stable Medicaid funding for the U.S. Territories.
- On housing, Will Fischer noted that surging rent and utility costs make the need for housing vouchers more urgent.
- On family income support, Diana Azevedo-McCaffrey called on policymakers to honor Women’s History Month by strengthening care infrastructure and the care workforce.
- On poverty and inequality, Claire Zippel described a CBPP data dashboard that shows economic and health security program participation and anti-poverty effects.
- On state taxes, we updated a paper by Samantha Waxman and Iris Hinh on state earned income tax credits to reflect updated guidance about the Treasury Department’s final rule on the American Rescue Plan.
- On the economy, Nick Gwyn noted that historic unemployment programs provided vital support to workers and the economy during the pandemic. We also updated our backgrounder on how many weeks of unemployment compensation are currently available.
Chart of the Week — Applicants Who Receive Unemployment Benefits Have Less Hardship
A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights:
Obamacare ha permitido el acceso a cuidado de salud a millones de latinos, pero faltan más: ¿qué se está haciendo?
Univision Chicago
March 25, 2022
Affordable housing, long overlooked, getting federal boost
AP News
March 25, 2022
Americans face triple whammy as rent, gas and electric bills surge
CBS News
March 24, 2022
The Affordable Care Act Turns 12 Today, And It Could Look Pretty Different By Year 13
Huff Post
March 23, 2022
What happens when a family finally gets off the housing voucher waiting list
Marketplace
March 23, 2022
Grupo de estudio de Washington D.C. aboga por una solución permanente para Puerto Rico bajo el programa Medicaid
El Nuevo Día
March 22, 2022
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