About 6 million people will lose SNAP food assistance if BBCE is eliminated — more than 4 million of them, including 1.8 ...

In the wake of their actions that have worsened health care affordability, President Trump and Republicans in Congress have ...

Without carefully crafted policies and systems, many people with serious health conditions could lose coverage despite being eligible. Fortunately, there are concrete steps states can take that can ...

Medicaid ensures that people of all ages have access to the health care they need, covering 2 in 5 children, 1 in 6 non-elderly adults, and 1 in 7 seniors nationwide.

Social Security benefits play a vital role in reducing poverty in every state, and they lift more people above the poverty line than any other program in the United States. Without Social Security, 23 ...

The Trump Administration's radical cuts to the federal civilian workforce will harm veterans, maybe most acutely at the ...

Recently at CBPP, we focused on governance, food assistance, and health.

Last summer’s harmful Republican megabill paired enormous tax breaks for wealthy households and corporations with historically deep cuts that will take away people’s vital health care and food ...

SNAP provides important nutritional support for working families with low-paying jobs, low-income older adults (60 years and older) and people with disabilities living on fixed incomes, and other ...

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is a high-caliber strategic policy institute that informs and shapes public policies to reduce poverty, promote equity, and build opportunity. It has ...

This week at CBPP, we focused on state budgets, health, food assistance, and Social Security.On state budgets, Wesley Tharpe, Clara Wilson, and Joanna LeFebvre emphasized the ...

No one should go hungry in a nation with as many resources as ours, and the farm bill presents a critical opportunity for Congress to reduce food insecurity by restoring and strengthening SNAP, our ...