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…
A new study from CollegeCounts reveals the powerful impact of public investment in the Arkansas Career Pathways Initiative (CPI), which provides education and training for low-income parents.
With the addition of Utah and Florida, 30 states and the District of Columbia now allow lawfully present children to be eligible for Medicaid and CHIP, providing them with affordable and comprehensive health insurance.
The Department of Education announced today that it has identified 387,000 federal student loan borrowers who, due to their disability status, qualify for the Totally and Permanently Disabled (TPD) discharge.
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has called for universal depression screening and treatment for all adults, including pregnant and postpartum mothers. The recommendation is important because when the USPSTF speaks, health insurers and states have strong reasons to listen. This recommendation is a…
Growing numbers of Americans, especially those in low-paying jobs, have work schedules that fluctuate wildly from week to week. These volatile schedules, which often come with little advance notice, vary by both total hours and shift times.
A recent report created by Mathematica Policy Research, compiles useful resources to help TANF agencies and others so that they can provide higher-quality employment services.
As we celebrate César Chávez Day, we recognize how work by coalitions like Fair Shot for All honors the legacy of the civil- and labor-rights leader who fought for Latino farm workers’ rights.
A notice of the draft 2017-2018 FAFSA has been released, and it includes a significant change for low-income students: the addition of an applicant’s receipt of Medicaid as a qualification for the Simplified Needs Test.
Under the proposed budget plan, legislators seek to balance the budget on the backs of low-income Americans by cutting into critical programs that actually work to address poverty.
As the Senate moves forward with its 302(b) allocations, House appropriators continue to deliberate on theirs. The lag means that the House of Representatives may still take up the Budget Committee’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget resolution.
