More than 22M people rely on #ACA marketplaces for their health coverage. But unless Congress acts, enhanced premium tax credits will expire this year, driving premiums up nearly 20% & leaving about 7M people uninsured. Here are five key changes to watch: www.cbpp.org/research/hea...

The Administration acknowledged that it will stop the survey that measures food insecurity, just as tariffs push up food prices and the deep cuts to food assistance enacted in July start to take effect. Congress must intervene to save these vital data. www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

This week at CBPP, we focused on the #FederalBudget, #health, #FoodAssistance, the #economy, #housing, and #IncomeSecurity. www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case...

The Trump Administration’s continued efforts to break the 2025 funding deal reached in March are seriously undermining efforts to reach a funding agreement for 2026 because lawmakers need to know if they reach a deal, it will be kept. 🧵

New data show the Trump Administration illegally withheld nearly $26B in 2025 funds Congress approved & the President signed into law; the accounts with the largest delays include health-focused agencies like NIH & CDC & foreign assistance programs: www.cbpp.org/research/fed...

CBPP’s Diana Azevedo-McCaffrey testified that Massachusetts should pass H.201/S.110 so that child support can be passed through directly to TANF families, giving families more income and more autonomy. www.cbpp.org/research/inc...

www.cbpp.org/press/statem... “Regular Order” Means Bipartisan Negotiations and a Deal That Sticks

Passing appropriations bills or a CR with no promise that ‘a deal is a deal’ ignores reality. Reality is how helping people and carrying out the basic functions of gov’t are getting tougher as more & more harm is caused by executive actions that should lie with Congress.

As the shutdown deadline nears, it’s important to remember that a shutdown halts many government functions but does not give the Trump Administration any additional legal authority to fire federal employees, freeze funds, or block federal court review: www.cbpp.org/research/und...

Without a bipartisan funding deal, created through negotiations and not unilaterally disregarded by the Trump Administration, more than 20 million people could face steep premium spikes and loss of coverage. More from @sharonparrott.bsky.social: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...

As he released House Rs’ short-term continuing resolution bill, Approps Chair Cole spoke to the importance of “restoring regular order.” Restoring regular order is indeed crucial. But it’s important to be clear about what regular order means. My statement: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...

Despite claims to the contrary, premium tax credits are well targeted to people with low & moderate incomes who need the most help with health costs. Three-quarters of people getting the credits have incomes below 300% FPL (~$47K for an individual). >90% have incomes below 400% FPL (~$63K)

That wraps up our analysis of the 2024 Census data! For deeper dives into poverty, income, health coverage, and more, follow our expert analysis on these issues here and in other spaces. www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzi...

Census data from the American Community Survey show median household income rose 2.3% in 2024, a stronger gain than reported by the smaller Current Population Survey. Both surveys suggest the economy was in better shape than it seemed at the time: www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzi...

The Health Inclusive Poverty Measure, which treats health care as a basic need like food & shelter, shows #Medicaid kept 15M people above the poverty line in 2024, making it the third most impactful anti-poverty program after #SocialSecurity & #Medicare. www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzi...

New Census data show the median rent rose 5.8% from 2023 to 2024 while renters’ incomes grew just 5.3%, adding to a persistent gap; rental assistance lifted 2.1M people out of poverty but far too few get help: www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzi...

Nearly 2M children under age 3 lived in food-insecure households in 2023, with the highest rates among Black, Latino, American Indian, and Pacific Islander families, showing the need for policies that ensure young children have enough to eat: www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

Black unemployment rose from 6% in May to 7.5% in August, nearly twice the white rate. CBPP Chief Economist @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social warns this troubling rise is often a signal of wider economic weakness. #GreatRead via @msnbc.com: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Last month Treasury released new guidance that will further restrict which wind and solar projects can claim tax credits. What do these new rules mean? ⬇️⬇️ collaborative.evergreenaction.com/blog/what-th...

Must read thread on new study showing school vouchers are spurring enrollment in small Christian private schools--the same schools that research suggests produce some of the poorest academic outcomes for students:

More on how Social Security has managed to bring disability backlogs down this year, despite *everything*: 1. The disability determination staff who process applications are state employees & were not subject to the DOGE efforts earlier this year that pushed out thousands of SSA staff.

Coming off the August Jobs Day report, I have an op-ed in @msnbc.com about why we should be concerned about the rising Black unemployment rate. The big jump - up 1.5pp in 3 months - is a 🚨warning sign🚨 for the broader economy. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

It’s been reported that Congress might attach the ag appropriations bill—which funds the #WIC nutrition assistance program for families with young children & low incomes—to a stopgap funding measure that needs to be passed by the end of the month. punchbowl.news/article/wash...

The Ag Dept has released guidance on implementing new #SNAP work requirements. “There are estimates that about 2.4M people would lose benefits under these time-limit-related changes,” says CBPP’s Ed Bolen in this #GreatRead via @npr.org All Things Considered: www.npr.org/2025/09/08/n...

"There are estimates that about 2.4 million people would lose benefits under these time-limit-related changes that the new law requires." 🔊 Listen as CBPP's Ed Bolen explains how new #SNAP rules could result in millions losing benefits *each month*: www.npr.org/2025/09/08/n...

The Administration has undermined the bipartisan 2025 funding deal by withholding funds, using a partisan rescission bill to cancel funding agreed to on a bipartisan basis, and *remarkably* claiming unilateral authority to hold funds & allow them to expire.

This week at CBPP, we analyzed the new Census data on #poverty, #income, and #health coverage. We also released work on #FoodAssistance and #SocialSecurity: www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case...

Nearly half a million eligible children and new parents could lose #WIC and over 4 million see reduced benefits unless Congress fully funds the program in the 2026 spending bill and prevents administration overrides: www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

Multiple measures show poverty rates fell in 2024. However, they remain much higher than in 2021 when pandemic relief and the expanded #ChildTaxCredit lifted millions of families out of poverty, underscoring how policy choices shape hardship: www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzi...

The Trump Admin has proposed cutting BLS’s budget even though its data powers Social Security’s annual COL adjustment. “It's really in everyone's interest that we get it just right,” says @kathleenromig.bsky.social in this #GreatRead via @marketplace.org: www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...

It's approps season, when we usually say less $ for SSA + more Social Security beneficiaries = customer service woes. And that's true! But this year, the Trump Admin cut SSA staff far beyond what SSA’s frozen budget required--& Rs in Congress went along. 🧵 www.cbpp.org/research/soc...

The latest CPI and PPI data is out. What steps will the Federal Reserve take to stabilize the labor market? CBPP Chief Economist @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social breaks down the latest CPI & PPI data from the BLS, and what they mean for possible further interest rate cuts: www.youtube.com/shorts/dANKi...

Today, @equitablegrowth.bsky.social released their second series of papers on the rise of right-wing populism. My contribution is a policy piece that provides an affirmative vision for investment in rural America. (1/9) equitablegrowth.org/a-place-base...

Recent USDA memo confirms some of the deepest #SNAP cuts from the harmful Republican megabill will take effect starting this fall. It also leaves many unanswered questions. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

NC uninsured rate dropped by 0.7 ppt in 2024, opposite the natl increase of 0.3 ppt. Why? Because NC expanded Medicaid! Medicaid enrollment rose by 14% in NC, while falling in every other state (down 12% nationally). SD expanded in 2023 and saw a drop, but not stat sig. tinyurl.com/yc7pjf96

Millions of retirees, disabled people, and grieving families face longer waits and poorer service as the Trump Administration slashes SSA staff far beyond budget needs, and Congress must act to fix the turmoil: www.cbpp.org/research/soc...

Today’s ACS data show health coverage inequities increased in 2024 for Black & Latino ppl, and ppl with low and moderate incomes. These trends were likely driven by the drop in Medicaid enrollment. tinyurl.com/yttxmmp5

The uninsured rate rose in 18 states and D.C. in 2024 as millions lost #Medicaid coverage, while North Carolina and South Dakota saw declines thanks to expanding Medicaid that boosted enrollment by 14 and 7 percent. www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzi...

Top incomes rose to $253,000 in 2024 while the poorest households saw no gains, and CBO projects the harmful Republican megabill will give the richest $13,600 more each year while cutting $1,200 from the poorest. www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzi...

New Census ACS data show health coverage inequities widened in 2024 as the uninsured rate rose 0.4 points for Black and Latino people and 0.7 points for people with the lowest incomes, while higher-income groups saw smaller increases. www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzi...

The uninsured rate rose to 8.2 percent in 2024, Census ACS data show, as millions lost #Medicaid coverage and only partly regained it through #ACA marketplace gains, while 15 million more could lose coverage under the harmful Republican megabill. www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzi...

Roughly 4 million low-income people will lose some or all of their #SNAP benefits under the harmful Republican megabill, with USDA’s delayed guidance putting even eligible people at greater risk: www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

My colleague @gidlukens.bsky.social on today's American Community Survey release: data shows the uninsured rate increasing from its record low of 7.9 percent in 2023 to 8.2 percent in 2024. More 👇

Census’ American Community Survey: the 2024 uninsured rate increased to 8.2%, up from its 7.9% low in 2023. ACA marketplace policies like enhanced premium tax credits partly cushioned Medicaid enrollment declines due to unwinding of a COVID-era provision. More here: tinyurl.com/3mc8hhm9

New Census data show that child poverty remained much higher in 2024 than in 2021, when the #ChildTaxCredit expansion & other pandemic relief sharply lowered poverty & reduced racial inequities. Biggest Takeaway: policies matter & poverty is a policy choice! www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzi...

Today’s Census report shows the economy was reasonably strong in 2024, but wide inequities persisted. If left unchanged, the harmful Republican megabill will erode much of the progress on health coverage & push poverty and inequality higher. My full statement: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...

CBPP President @sharonparrott.bsky.social responds to today’s Census data, warning that the Republican megabill will erode much of the progress on health coverage and push poverty and inequality higher. Read the full statement: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...

That’s a wrap on today’s Census data! Check back Thursday for ACS data, which will give a clearer picture of #Medicaid losses, rising #ACA marketplace coverage, and changes in the uninsured rate across states and demographic groups: www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzi...

There has been some talk about the rise of Black unemployment (up 1 1/2pp since May to 7.5%) as the 'canary in the coal mine.' Today's release of poverty and income numbers in 2024 show deterioration in those measures for Black households, too.

Stay tuned for Census’ American Community Survey (ACS) release on Thursday. The ACS has a large sample and consistent methodology. It measures uninsured status at a point in time, while the CPS counts people as uninsured only if they lack coverage the entire year. tinyurl.com/bdfadufc