off the charts POLICY INSIGHT BEYOND THE NUMBERS Home Blog In Case You Missed It... In Case You Missed It... December 22, 2022, 2:13 pm | By CBPP This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget, health, food assistance, and the economy. On the federal budget, CBPP President Sharon Parrott released a statement on important investments and significant improvements in year-end appropriations legislation. We also translated into Spanish our backgrounder on the Child Tax Credit. On health, Allison Orris described how the year-end bill invests in kids’ health coverage and makes tradeoffs in the area of Medicaid continuous coverage. On food assistance, Zoë Neuberger and Katie Bergh explained why permanent summer grocery benefits are a big win for children in low-income families, despite disappointing tradeoffs. On the economy, we updated our backgrounder on how many weeks of unemployment compensation are currently available. We also updated our backgrounder tracking the recovery from the pandemic recession. Chart of the Week — La ampliación del crédito tributario por hijos hizo que la pobreza infantil bajara en 2021 (English version: Child Tax Credit Expansion Drove Child Poverty Sharply Downward in 2021) Share Chart on Facebook Share Chart on Twitter Chart A variety of news outlets recently featured CBPP’s work and experts. Here are some of the highlights: Congress Won’t Lift Ban on Savings for People on Disability HuffPost December 21, 2022 Child tax credit expansion left out of congressional omnibus package Maine Beacon December 21, 2022 Americans will soon be able to save a lot more for retirement — but it might help the wealthy the most Business Insider December 20, 2022 IRS Gets $275 Million Funding Cut from Fiscal 2022 Levels Bloomberg Tax December 20, 2022 Congress reaches deal to keep Puerto Rico’s Medicaid program funded NBC News December 20, 2022 Miles de familias latinas resultarían afectadas si no se extiende el Crédito Tributario por Hijos: esto debes saber Univision December 19, 2022 Mississippi Left $47 Million in Aid To Poor Families Unspent, Prompting Calls For ReformMississippi Free Press December 16, 2022 Don’t miss any of our posts, papers, or charts — follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. CBPP Share Facebook Twitter Print Email PreviousYear-End Bill Invests in Kids’ Health Coverage, Makes Tradeoffs in Area of Medicaid Continuous Coverage NextIn Case You Missed It... Stay up to date Email address Submit Receive the latest news and reports from the Center