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…
“No child should have to worry where her next meal will come from or whether she will have a place to sleep each night in the wealthiest nation on earth.”
A value statement doesn't dismantle generations of injustice, but publicly acknowledging that racism as a public health crisis is a good place to start.
The Equality Act may help members of the LGBT community when they face discrimination on the job, but it doesn’t address the discrimination that keeps us in low-paying jobs and continually falling into poverty.
A new report provides details on poverty within the LGBTQ community, outlines how it uses public benefit programs for basic needs support, and also offers recommendations for federal agencies to expand access to public benefits, as well as increase data about LGBTQ recipients of public…
This year we celebrate Black History Month amid a set of unparalleled crises: the continuing COVID-19 public health emergency and a deepening economic recession.
"I am a mom of three, my oldest has autism and a variety of disabilities that require round-the-clock care and interventions. I am also caregiving for my aging mom. I live in a household categorized as multi-generational."
