In 2024, a record 21.4 million people received their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces. Enrollment gains among Black, Latino, and people with low incomes drove the increased enrollment. Sustaining the policy choices that led to record enrollment and adding in long…
In a speech to state human services agencies last week, U.S Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price outlined three priorities for his department: childhood obesity, opioid addiction, and mental health.
Maternal depression screening and treatment are among the many critical health care services that would be severely compromised by the ACA repeal efforts now back on the table in the U.S. House of Representatives. Repealing the ACA and restructuring or cutting Medicaid financing would have…
Integrated Education and Training (IET) is a promising career pathways approach that pairs skill building with workforce preparation for underprepared adults. CLASP has released a summary of research and guidance on emerging IET practice and policy.
The Trump Administration appears to be pivoting from an earlier child care tax deduction proposal to one based on tax credits. This proposal is couched within a blueprint for tax reform that would give enormous tax cuts to wealthy Americans and corporations. But a modest…
The eroding purchasing power of federal grant aid, declining state support for institutions, and growing diversity of today’s students have made postsecondary access and success a challenge for many students. Despite some reports of rebounding state fiscal support for higher education, support is still below pre-recession levels in 46 states. The…
Child support payments are a valuable source of support for children and custodial parents. Many low-income fathers desire to financially support their children, but are discouraged by unrealistic child support orders.
At a time when President Trump and Congressional Republicans’ efforts to defund and weaken the successful federal-state partnership behind Medicaid through legislation have failed there is a real risk that the Administration will still seek to undermine the core goals and protections of Medicaid through…
Despite recent attempts to repeal it, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is here to stay, including the option for states to expand Medicaid to millions of low-income workers who had previously been left out from both public and private health coverage.
In his first 100 days, President Trump followed through on several disturbing campaign promises—sparking chaos and fear and setting the stage for even worse actions moving forward. Youth advocates were particularly alarmed.
