This week at CBPP, we focused on poverty and inequality as well as federal tax, health, and the economy. On poverty and inequality, Robert Greenstein ... Read more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved two Medicaid waivers for Arizona that will reduce coverage, make it harder for people ... Read more
The IT Support Associate will report to the IT Operations Manager and work as part of a team to develop and provide day-to-day support for ... Read more
A recent Buckeye Institute report claiming that Medicaid work requirements would significantly increase beneficiaries’ work hours and lifetime earnings is based on flawed assumptions. Read more
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. emphasized the critical importance of reducing poverty and expanding opportunity in achieving true racial justice. Read more
Another 1,232 Arkansas Medicaid beneficiaries lost coverage on January 1 for not reporting at least 80 monthly hours of work or work-related activities for three ... 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 Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC) together boosted the incomes of 29.1 million Americans in 2017, lifting 8.9 million above ... Read more
For the first weeks of 2019 at CBPP, we focused on the government shutdown, health, housing, federal taxes, and the economy. Robert Greenstein released a statement urging policymakers ... Read more
