President Trump has said that, politically, the best thing to do would be to let the Affordable Care Act (ACA) “explode.” This timeline tracks Administration ... Read more
This week at CBPP, we focused on food assistance, health, state budgets and taxes, federal taxes, poverty and inequality, and the economy. On food assistance, Robert Greenstein applauded ... Read more
Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has significantly increased health coverage and access to treatment for people with substance use disorders ... Read more
Medicaid is a critical source of health coverage for veterans. Nearly 1 in 10 non-elderly veterans have Medicaid coverage and, of those, 40 percent get ... Read more
Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) significantly increased health coverage for people experiencing homelessness, a group whose mortality rates are ... Read more
Medicaid is the nation’s largest payer of mental health services, providing health coverage to 27 percent of adults with a serious mental illness, ... Read more
A historically large share of the nation’s wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few. As a result, millions of American families have less wealth, and therefore fewer opportunities, than they otherwise would. Read more
The nation’s wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few (see graphic), and state tax systems have contributed to that concentration as wealthy individuals ... Read more
Medicaid is a critical source of health coverage for women. Nearly 40 million women get their health coverage through Medicaid, millions of whom ... Read more
