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Both parties agreed to protect anti-poverty programs — time to support ‘Baby Bonds’
By Gary Cunningham On March 16, 2023 As officials in Washington gear up for partisan warfare over President Biden’s recent budget proposal, a remarkable bipartisan agreement has persisted. Both sides are pledging to protect…
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Why poverty rates are likely to rise this year
By Emily Peck On February 28, 2023 One of the last remaining major COVID relief programs — the expansion of SNAP benefits, aka food stamps — ends this month, pushing about…
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Wages Are Rising for Low-Skill Workers, Driving Down Poverty and Inequality
By Elizabeth Nolan Brown On March 10, 2023 Income inequality and poverty are falling, thanks to rising wages for workers in low-skill jobs. A lot of low-wage work is, in…
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‘Devastating’: One in four EU children at risk of poverty, says NGO
By EuroNews On March 6, 2023 The number of children driven to the brink of poverty in the European Union grew by 200,000 in 2021 to reach 19.6 million, according…
Read MorePandemic-era SNAP benefits end for millions of Americans as costs rise
By Nancy Chen, Kerry Breen On March 1, 2023 As pandemic-era food benefits come to an end and food costs continue to rise, many are wondering how they’ll be able to afford…
Read MoreChronic Pain Among Adults — United States, 2019–2021
By Rikard SM, Strahan AE, Schmit KM, Guy GP Jr.. On April 14, 2023 Summary What is already known about this topic? An estimated 50 million adults in the United…
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Most Adults With Past-Due Medical Debt Owe Money to Hospitals
The Issue Nonprofit hospitals—which account for 60 percent of U.S. hospitals—must provide charity care and community benefits to maintain tax-exempt status. However, these hospitals determine their own charity care eligibility criteria…
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Does Cost-Sharing for Screening Result in Missed Cancer Diagnoses?
By Sara Heath On March 29, 2023 Patients facing higher cost-sharing and out-of-pocket costs for follow-up breast cancer screening do not access those procedures, research has found. March 29, 2023 – Patients…
Read MoreSevere mental illness associated with breast cancer treatment disparities
By Kalie VanDewater On March 27, 2023 Compared with other people with breast cancer, those with a preexisting severe mental illness were less likely to receive appropriate treatment and more…
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