The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is one of the nation’s leading nonprofits working on public policy issues affecting low-income families and individuals. ... Read more
This week at CBPP, we focused on health, housing, the economy, food assistance, and state budgets and taxes. On health , Hannah Katch noted ... Read more
Medicaid can’t fill the gaps left by underfunded housing, nutrition, and other social services. But it can help address social needs in innovative ways. Read more
The health care system has an important role in connecting patients to housing, but housing programs themselves need substantial additional resources to make a meaningful dent in the number of households that struggle to afford housing. Read more
This chart book tracks the current economic expansion and the evolution of the economy under President Trump, both in terms of how the current expansion compares with other expansions over the past several decades and how it compares with his claims of what his policies will accomplish. Read more
While Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is best known for his inspirational leadership in bringing down legal barriers to civil rights for Black Americans and ... Read more
Tennessee’s proposal to radically change TennCare, the state’s Medicaid program, including by converting its federal financing to an unprecedented block grant, would ... Read more
While other major federal nutrition programs operate in Puerto Rico the same as in the states and territories, it is disadvantaged with respect to household food assistance. Read more
Puerto Rico’s food assistance program, the Nutrition Assistance Program helps residents of Puerto Rico afford a basic diet. Puerto Rico’s food assistance program, the Nutrition ... Read more
