Few budgetary concepts generate as much unintended confusion and deliberate misinformation as the Social Security trust funds. The trust funds […]

This week at CBPP, we focused on health, food assistance, the federal budget, and housing. Chart of the Week – The […]

Our states and communities are stronger when prosperity is broadly shared — which includes ensuring that everyone has access to […]

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) gave millions of newly eligible people access to affordable, comprehensive health insurance. Undoing the ACA’s […]

Table of Contents Section 1Executive Summary This toolkit provides resources for advocates and state agencies seeking to streamline the eligibility […]

In fiscal year 2023, the federal government spent $6.1 trillion, amounting to 22.7 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product […]

Millions of small-business and self-employed workers gained coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Their uninsured rates reached record lows in 2022, due in […]

More than 1.6 million uninsured adults are stuck in the Medicaid “coverage gap,” with no path to affordable health coverage. […]

Recently at CBPP, we focused on health, federal tax, state budgets and taxes, the economy, and income security. Chart of […]

Many children and their custodial parents receive child support payments from non-custodial parents to help cover child-rearing costs.[2] Child support can […]