Tag: Safety net

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

A brief history of Medicaid and America’s long struggle to establish a health care safety net

A brief history of Medicaid and America’s long struggle to establish a health care safety net

GOP lawmakers commit to big spending cuts, putting Medicaid under a spotlight – but trimming the low-income health insurance program would be hard

GOP lawmakers commit to big spending cuts, putting Medicaid under a spotlight – but trimming the low-income health insurance program would be hard

More Americans of all political stripes support government benefits for low-income people − and Black Lives Matter could be a big reason why

More Americans of all political stripes support government benefits for low-income people − and Black Lives Matter could be a big reason why

Why government can’t make America ‘healthier’ by micromanaging groceries purchased with SNAP benefits

Why government can’t make America ‘healthier’ by micromanaging groceries purchased with SNAP benefits

Informal safety nets help many Americans with expenses – people at all income levels benefit from this ‘financial interdependence’

Informal safety nets help many Americans with expenses – people at all income levels benefit from this ‘financial interdependence’