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Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Tar Heel State Showdown Over Medicaid
Even as Trump attacks Medicaid, 2020 might be the year for expansion in North Carolina.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Live Free or Die—Literally
New Hampshire delayed its Medicaid work requirement deadline, as it seemed that more than two-thirds of recipients’ health coverage would be jeopardized.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Another GOP Brainstorm—“You’ll Be Healthier If We Take Away Your Health Care”—Struck Down in Court
A federal judge rejects Medicaid work requirement programs in Arkansas and Kentucky because kicking people off their health insurance won’t somehow improve their health.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Work Requirements in Farm Bill Are Off the Table
However, the Agriculture Department may limit access to food stamps on its own.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Work Requirements Seep into Policy, the Evidence Be Damned
And Trump counts on this failed set of policies to cut vital public assistance.
Posted inEconomic Policy
How SNAP and Medicaid Work Requirements Will Hurt Workers
The problem isn’t that people don’t want to work. It’s the volatile and unstable nature of the low-wage labor market.
Posted inEconomic Policy
SNAP Work Requirements in Farm Bill Would Increase Hunger, Not Employment
There has been shockingly little discussion about provisions in the House Farm Bill that would drastically alter the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, and cut or eliminate benefits for about two million people. The bill is set to be voted on today (unless the House Freedom Caucus stalls it to […]
Posted inEconomic Policy
Rent Increases and Work Requirements for the Poor, Mortgage-Interest Deductions for the Rich
The Trump administration’s proposal to reduce housing assistance for the poor couldn’t contrast more sharply from the housing assistance showered on the rich.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Food Stamps Aren’t a Substitute for Work. They’re How Low-Wage Workers Avoid Hunger.
Most adults on SNAP are workers, but they turn to the program when they’re between jobs or making too little.