BEYOND THE NUMBERS
In Case You Missed It…
This week at CBPP, we focused on health, Social Security, food assistance, state budgets and taxes, and the economy.
- On health, Gideon Lukens stressed that health premiums will rise steeply for millions if the American Rescue Plan’s premium tax credits expire.
- On Social Security, Kathleen Romig emphasized that the upcoming retirement savings bill should improve financial security for low-income elderly and disabled people. Romig pointed out how budget cuts to the Social Security Administration (SSA) hurt the agency’s service in every state. She also urged policymakers to act to address SSA's customer service crisis.
- On food assistance, Katie Bergh described how states have an important opportunity to address child hunger this summer.
- On state budgets and taxes, we updated our backgrounder on the basics of state budgets.
- On the economy, we updated our backgrounder on how many weeks of unemployment compensation are currently available and our chart book tracking the post-Great Recession economy.
Chart of the Week — Families Would Face High Premium Increases if Rescue Plan Tax Credit Enhancements Expire
A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights:
The Subsidy Cliff, By The Numbers
POLITICO
May 27, 2022
Here's what expiring Obamacare subsidies could mean for consumers
Washington Post
May 27, 2022
11 Ways The Child Tax Credit Changed Families' Lives
Fatherly
May 26, 2022
Solving the housing crisis requires long-term federal investment
The Hill
May 24, 2022
To keep the poor insured, Michigan should prepare for end of pandemic emergency, institute says
M Live
May 21, 2022
National Public Health Emergency to Last Until At Least October
Route Fifty
May 20, 2022
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