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This week at CBPP, we focused primarily on health, food assistance, state budgets and taxes, and the economy.

On health, Laura Guerra-Cardus and Gideon Lukens emphasized the need for the last 11 states to expand Medicaid to maximize coverage and protect against a funding drop with the pending end of the program’s continuous coverage provision.
On food assistance, we updated our tracker showing that states are using much-needed temporary flexibility in SNAP to respond to COVID-19 challenges. We also updated our quick guide to SNAP eligibility and benefits, both in English and Spanish.
On state budgets and taxes, we pointed out state revenue options for advancing equity and prosperity.
On the economy, we updated our backgrounders on the recovery from the pandemic recession and on how many weeks of unemployment insurance are available.

A variety of news outlets recently featured CBPP’s work and experts. Here are some of the highlights:

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