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Blog

In Case You Missed It . . .

This week at CBPP, we focused on federal taxes and the economy. On federal taxes, Kris Cox, Chuck Marr, Sarah Calame, Stephanie Hingtgen, George Fenton, and Arloc Sherman outlined...
Blog

In Case You Missed It . . .

Recently at CBPP, we were excited to announce that Samantha Tweedy, Chief Executive Officer of the Black Economic Alliance, has joined our board of directors. We also focused on the federal budget,...
Blog

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...

State Medicaid Agencies Can Partner With WIC Agencies to Improve the Health of Pregnant and Postpartum People, Infants, and Young Children

Addressing the health-related social needs (HRSNs) of pregnant and postpartum people and young children cannot wait. Both Medicaid and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) can improve health during pregnancy, the postpartum period, and the early years of a child’s life — a high-stakes period of rapid family change.
Blog

In Case You Missed It...

This week at CBPP, we focused on food assistance, immigration, Social Security, health, and the economy.On food assistance, Katie Bergh, Lauren Hall, and Zoe Neuberger explained that...
Chart Book

Social Security Disability Insurance

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), an integral part of Social Security, provides modest but vital benefits to workers who can no longer support themselves due to a serious and long-lasting medical impairment.

Blog

In Case You Missed It . . .

This week at CBPP, we focused on Social Security, health, and the economy.On Social Security, Paul N. Van de Water and Kathleen Romig highlighted five key facts about Social...
Blog

In Case You Missed It . . .

This week at CBPP, we focused on state and federal budgets and taxes and on the economy.On state budgets and taxes, Wesley Tharpe underscored how states’ recent tax-cut spree has...
Blog

In Case You Missed It . . .

This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget, health, and the economy. On the federal budget, David Reich highlighted that House appropriations bills for 2024 cut a swath...
Policy Basics

Non-Defense Discretionary Programs

Non-defense discretionary (NDD) programs comprise domestic and international programs outside of national defense that Congress funds on an annual basis. These programs are called “discretionary” because policymakers have discretion to decide their funding levels each year through the appropriations process — in contrast to “mandatory” or “entitlement” programs such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, where the law governing the program and the benefits it provides determines its spending.
Blog

In Case You Missed It . . .

This week at CBPP, we focused on federal taxes, state budgets and taxes, health, and the economy.On federal taxes, Chuck Marr, Kris Cox, and Sarah Calame emphasized that any year-end...
Blog

In Case You Missed It . . .  

This week at CBPP, we focused on housing and the economy.On housing, Will Fischer outlined the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s expansion of a promising policy to...
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In Case You Missed It . . . 

This week at CBPP, we focused on food assistance, housing, and health. On food assistance, Katie Bergh and Lauren Hall warned that the looming WIC funding shortfall would...
Blog

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This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget, federal taxes, food assistance, housing, and health.  On the federal budget, Sharon Parrott and Joel Friedman outlined five...
Blog

In Case You Missed It . . .

This week and last week at CBPP, we focused on food assistance, health, and the economy.  On food assistance, we updated our quick guide to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
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In Case You Missed It...

This week at CBPP, we focused on food assistance, health, state budgets and taxes, the federal budget, and the...
Report

With North Carolina Adopting Medicaid Expansion, a Dwindling Number of States Are Missing Out on Its Economic and Health Benefits

North Carolina recently became the 41st state (including the District of Columbia) to expand Medicaid to adults with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level, enacting the move in its 2023-2024 fiscal budget. This leaves just ten non-expansion states that continue to deny lifesaving Medicaid health coverage — and the financial protections that come with it — to hundreds of thousands of people with low incomes.