Tag: Safety net

Data can show if government programs work or not, but the Trump administration is suppressing the necessary information

Data can show if government programs work or not, but the Trump administration is suppressing the necessary information

How 17M Americans enrolled in Medicaid and ACA plans could lose their health insurance by 2034

How 17M Americans enrolled in Medicaid and ACA plans could lose their health insurance by 2034

‘Big’ legislative package shifts more of SNAP’s costs to states, saving federal dollars but causing fewer Americans to get help paying for food

‘Big’ legislative package shifts more of SNAP’s costs to states, saving federal dollars but causing fewer Americans to get help paying for food

Conservatives notch 2 victories in their fight to deny Planned Parenthood federal funding through Medicaid

Conservatives notch 2 victories in their fight to deny Planned Parenthood federal funding through Medicaid

Employers are failing to insure the working class – Medicaid cuts would leave them even more vulnerable

Employers are failing to insure the working class – Medicaid cuts would leave them even more vulnerable

You’re probably richer than you think because of the safety net – but you’d have more of that hidden wealth if you lived in Norway

You’re probably richer than you think because of the safety net – but you’d have more of that hidden wealth if you lived in Norway

There’s no evidence work requirements for Medicaid recipients will boost employment, but they are a key piece of Republican spending bill

There’s no evidence work requirements for Medicaid recipients will boost employment, but they are a key piece of Republican spending bill

Work requirements are better at blocking benefits for low-income people than they are at helping those folks find jobs

Work requirements are better at blocking benefits for low-income people than they are at helping those folks find jobs

US safety net helps protect children from abuse and neglect, and some of those programs are threatened by proposed budget cuts

US safety net helps protect children from abuse and neglect, and some of those programs are threatened by proposed budget cuts

Trump moves to gut low-income energy assistance as summer heat descends and electricity prices rise

Trump moves to gut low-income energy assistance as summer heat descends and electricity prices rise

Why do cuts to Medicaid matter for Americans over 65? 2 experts on aging explain why lives are at stake

Why do cuts to Medicaid matter for Americans over 65? 2 experts on aging explain why lives are at stake

GOP lawmakers eye SNAP cuts, which would scale back benefits that help low-income people buy food at a time of high food prices

GOP lawmakers eye SNAP cuts, which would scale back benefits that help low-income people buy food at a time of high food prices