BEYOND THE NUMBERS
In Case You Missed It...
This is our final edition of In Case You Missed It for 2023. CBPP wishes you restful and happy holidays!
This week at CBPP, we focused on food assistance, income security, and health.
- On food assistance, Sonya Schwartz, Zoë Neuberger, Jennifer Sullivan, Lauren Hall, and Elisabeth Burak detailed how state Medicaid agencies can partner with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to improve the health of pregnant and postpartum people, infants, and young children.
- On income security, Urvi Patel and Aditi Shrivastava explained that repealing state “family cap” policies in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program promotes economic justice and family autonomy.
- On health, we updated our resource tracking states’ unwinding from Medicaid continuous coverage.
Chart of the Week – 7 States Still Have Policies Denying Benefits to Children Born in Families Already Participating in TANF
A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of our highlights:
Almost 57,000 Idaho kids have lost Medicaid. Federal regulators are worried
Idaho Capitol Sun
December 20, 2023
Opinion | Why cutting IRS funding is not a conservative move
Washington Post
December 19, 2023
227,000 Texans will be dropped from WIC food program if Congress doesn't act
San Antonio Current
December 18, 2023
U.S. homelessness soars by record 12 percent as Covid support ends, HUD says
Washington Post
December 16, 2023
Homelessness hits highest level in US as rents have soared
CNN
December 15, 2023
WIC services could stop for millions across the country if Congress can’t secure funding
KY3
December 15, 2023
Potential federal funding shortfall could mean 27,000 Missourians lose food aid
Missouri Independent
December 15, 2023
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