The financial outlook for Social Security as a whole is much the same as last year, while the program’s trustees have dramatically revised their estimate for the DI trust fund, projecting an additional 20 years of solvency. Read more
Temporary federal funding that supplements Puerto Rico’s inadequate federal Medicaid block grant will expire soon, putting health care coverage at risk for hundreds of thousands of Commonwealth residents. Read more
The federal-state unemployment insurance (UI) system helps many people who have lost their jobs by temporarily replacing part of their wages. (See “ Introduction ... Read more
The health policies in the President’s fiscal year 2020 budget are a continuation of the Administration’s pursuit of deep cuts to core health care programs ... Read more
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities advances public policies that reduce poverty and inequality, advance prosperity and racial equity, and break down barriers to ... Read more
This week at CBPP, we focused on health, housing, state budgets and taxes, and the economy. On health , Hannah Katch, Tara Straw, Jessica Schubel, ... Read more
Some states are considering levying penalties on employers whose workers participate in Medicaid, SNAP (food stamps), or other economic security programs. For example, one state ... Read more
New Mexico policymakers are strengthening communities and families with their new budget and tax plans. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed tax reforms into law last ... Read more
In case the Supreme Court declares the Affordable Care Act (ACA) unconstitutional in Texas v. Azar , 18 Senate Republicans are backing “The Protect Act,” ... Read more
