With Puerto Rico’s governor signing a major tax package into law today, the Commonwealth is slated to implement a local Earned Income Tax ... Read more
This Saturday, December 15, is the last day to buy a health plan for 2019 through HealthCare.gov, and everyone who either has coverage through the ... Read more
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a high-caliber strategic policy organization that informs and shapes public policies to reduce poverty, promote equity, and build ... Read more
Some 1.4 million Puerto Rico residents will face deep cuts in food assistance or lose it entirely in March unless President Trump and Congress provide ... 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 United States went through its longest, and by most measures worst economic recession since the Great Depression between December 2007 and June 2009. This ... Read more
Millions of low-income adults with disabilities and serious illnesses get health coverage through Medicaid. Many qualify because they receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), but millions ... Read more
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is a high-caliber strategic policy organization that informs and shapes public policies to reduce poverty, promote equity, ... Read more
Medicaid is an important source of coverage for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs), a population that faces high unemployment and persistent health disparities, including ... Read more
