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June 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM

Re:Options to reform the Child Tax Credit

Resources to inform the ongoing debate Greetings— As the Senate continues the debate on changes to the child tax credit (CTC), we wanted to share a new resource from experts at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center: 2025 Reconciliation and the Child Tax Credit. The w…

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June 5, 2025 at 11:33 AM

Stay up-to-date on 2025 reconciliation research and analyses

Urban Institute Update Also: Building credit with rental payments Web Version Urban Institute Update Research to inform 2025 reconciliation: Taxes, safety net, and beyond This week, senators are returning to their offic…

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June 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM

The benefits of DC’s Pay Equity Fund

Greater DC Update Also: How wage enhancements affect child care supply and quality Web Version Greater DC Update Sustaining DC’s Pay Equity Fund would stabilize families and child care centers DC’s Early Childho…

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May 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM

How would the reconciliation bill affect provider revenue and uncompensated care?

Urban Institute Update Health Policy Research Update Web Version How would the reconciliation bill and end of enhanced subsidies affect provider revenue and uncompensated care? Health care providers could lose $771 billion in …

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May 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM

How shifting immigration policies jeopardize immigrant families with children

Immigration Research Immigration Research Update Web Version Shifting immigration policies jeopardize immigrant families with childrenWith one in four children in the US growing up in immigrant families, recent changes in im…

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May 29, 2025 at 11:31 AM

Analyzing the impact of eliminating the ACA’s Medicaid expansion

Health Policy Center Also: Who gains and loses under a tax extension and Medicaid cuts Web Version Health Policy Update Who gains and who loses under a tax cut extension with Medicaid and SNAP spending Families making l…

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May 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM

Latest research insights on the potential drivers of health inequities

Greetings— We wanted to follow up on our email below with the latest research from Urban Institute experts on strategies to advance equity in health training and service settings. The following research products can help inform program and policy development to addre…

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May 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM

Understanding children in immigrant families

Immigration Research Excluding mixed-status families from the child tax credit Web Version Children of immigrants: National and state statisticsUsing data from the Urban Institute’s Children of Immigrants data tool, research…

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May 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM

Public transit ridership is down nationwide, but Philadelphia may have a solution

Urban Institute Update Also: Data on students’ journeys from pre-school to the workforce Web Version Urban Institute Update Automatic enrollment in discounted transit fare programs can support higher participation: Less…

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May 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM

How Medicaid work requirements and increased redeterminations would impact enrollees

Changes could harm child health, burden states, and reduce access to care. Greetings— As Congress continues to consider changes to Medicaid through the budget reconciliation process, Urban Institute researchers examine the impact of two proposed changes: how more fre…

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May 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM

SNAP work requirements would impact 2.7 million families

1.5 million families would lose benefits entirely. Greetings— As Congress considers significant cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Urban Institute experts find that an expansion of SNAP work requirements would reduce or eliminate benefits f…

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May 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM

Maternal health: Beyond Mother’s Day

Rethinking housing code enforcement to prioritize health, safety, and equity Web Version May Update Maternal health: Beyond Mother’s DayMother’s Day is a moment to reflect on the systems and supports that shape maternal health …

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May 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM

The decline in federal spending on children

Investments in children are projected to decline by 20 percent before cuts in the FY budget resolution. Greetings— Tax credits and safety net programs for families improve children’s education, health, and employment outcomes. They also decrease reliance on public pr…

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May 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM

1 million additional adults could lose Medicaid coverage

Health Policy Center Also: Reducing the FMAP Web Version Health Policy Update Federal work requirements for Medicaid expansion enrollees up to age 64 would result in substantial coverage losses: national and state estim…

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May 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM

Re: How would a state cost share affect SNAP in a recession?

Cutting SNAP may increase costs for programs like Medicaid. Greetings— We wanted to share with you a new blog post from Urban Institute researchers that further analyzes the potential impact of a proposal to require states to cover a portion of the costs of the Suppl…

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May 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM

Who gains and who loses under a tax cut extension with Medicaid and SNAP spending reductions

Urban Institute Update Health Policy Research Update Web Version Who gains and who loses under a tax cut extension with Medicaid and SNAP spending reductions Congress is still debating what set of federal spending reductions c…

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May 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM

Options to reform the Child Tax Credit

Greetings— Several provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) affecting individual income taxes are set to expire after 2025. Key among these expiring provisions are changes to the child tax credit (CTC), a credit worth up to $2,000 per child under 17. A…

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May 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM

The impact of lowering federal Medicaid matching commitments

Federal funding could be lowered by $835 billion over 10 years Greetings— As Congress considers cuts to Medicaid funding, one proposal is to remove the 50 percent floor on the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), which determines federal contributions to st…

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May 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM

More people are buying groceries using credit cards

Urban Institute Update Also: A toolkit for increasing upward mobility in your community Web Version Urban Institute Update How much have food prices and credit card debt increased where you live? Grocery prices have so…

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May 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM

How would a state cost share affect SNAP in a recession?

States would need to spend an additional $980 million if they had to cover 10 percent of costs. Greetings— As Congress considers spending cuts for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), one proposed option would require states to cover a portion of the…

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May 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM

How many people would lose Medicaid if work requirements are extended to age 64?

Urban Institute Update Health Policy Research Update Web Version How many people would lose Medicaid if work requirements are extended to age 64?Following previous analysis of a proposal to establish nationwide work requiremen…

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April 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM

New repository of analyses relevant to upcoming reconciliation bill

Health and Health Policy Research Update Health and Health Policy Research Update Web Version Research to inform 2025 reconciliation: Taxes, safety net, and beyond Members of Congress are considering making significant cuts to…

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April 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM

New evidence confirms Arkansas’s Medicaid work requirement did not boost employment

The policy increased the number of uninsured adults without promoting work. Greetings— New analysis from Urban Institute researchers shows that a Medicaid work requirement program implemented in Arkansas in 2018-2019 reduced the number of adults with health insurance…

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April 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM

Analyzing Medicaid coverage losses under a federal work requirement

Health Policy Center Also: The effect of per capita caps Web Version Health Policy Update State-by-state estimates of Medicaid expansion coverage losses under a federal work requirement If federal work requirements were…

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April 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM

SNAP increases kept 2.9 million people out of poverty

1.3 million children were also kept out of poverty. Greetings— In a new analysis, Urban Institute researchers find that the 2021 update to the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP), the model used to determine Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, kept 2.9 mil…

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April 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM

Medicaid analysis to inform 2025 budget reconciliation

Urban Institute Update Health Policy Research Update Web Version Medicaid analysis to inform 2025 budget reconciliation As Congress considers a multitrillion dollar budget plan to extend the expiring provisions in the 2017 Tax…

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April 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM

RE: The impact of imposing per capita Medicaid caps

Analyzing the effect of per capita caps in the Medicaid expansion population Greetings— We are following up on our previous email with the latest analysis in a series that assesses the potential impacts of different policies being considered to cut federal spending o…

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April 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM

Improving the tax code to support affordable housing

Urban Institute Update Also: Cuts to IRS funding and staffing Web Version Urban Institute Update How can the tax code make housing more affordable? As Congress works to address expiring provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts a…

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  Policies for Action · [email protected]

April 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM

Policy solutions to end America’s Black maternal health crisis

Measuring the state of police reform Web Version april Update The solutions to America’s Black maternal health crisis are clear. Will we act? Black Maternal Health week (April 11–17) is a moment to reflect on the disparities th…

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April 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM

RE: About 5 million adults could lose Medicaid under federal work requirements

State-by-state estimates of Medicaid expansion coverage losses for 19 to 55 year Greetings— We are following up on our previous email about the impact of a mandatory federal work requirement policy on Medicaid coverage loss. A new state-by-state analysis from Urban I…

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April 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM

Millions will be uninsured under proposed Medicaid work requirements

Health Policy Center Also: Reversing Biden-era policies Web Version Health Policy Update As the new administration seeks ways to reduce government spending through the Department of Government Efficiency, Medicaid has b…

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April 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM

New analysis measures effects of ban on medical debt on credit reports in each state and congressional district

Health and Health Policy Research Update Health and Health Policy Research Update Web Version How many consumers would be affected by a potential ban on medical debt in credit reports? New analysis measures how many consumers…

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April 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM

Defining “middle class” for Black Americans

Urban Institute Update Also: Reviving American cities with CDFIs Web Version Urban Institute Update Empowering a thriving Black middle classResearchers from the Urban Institute’s Black Family Thriving Initiative spoke …

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April 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM

The future of the DC metropolitan area amid federal cuts

Greater DC Update Also: An increase in DC’s unemployment insurance Web Version Greater DC Update How proposed changes to federal jobs, spending, and policy could affect DC, Maryland, and Virginia’s shared econom…

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March 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM

How price increases and proposed cuts could affect young families and babies

Nearly half of US households struggle to afford enough diapers. Greetings— Nearly half of US households with children in diapers struggle to afford enough diapers to keep their children clean and dry. Urban Institute researchers, with support from the National Diaper…

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March 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM

How can declining diversity in the health care workforce be improved?

Health Policy Center Also: Analyzing the link between mortality rates and economic growth Web Version Health Policy Update Event: Equal protection and the future of the physician workforce Medical college acceptances fo…

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March 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM

Uninsurance and Medicaid eligibility among young adults

Young adults will be more likely to be uninsured than any other age group in 2025. Greetings— Due to the many life transitions that young people (ages 18 to 24) face, they are more likely to be uninsured than any other group, despite many of them being eligible for M…

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March 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM

CORRECTION: SNAP benefits to decrease with proposed budget cuts

Urban Institute Update Also: Students with disabilities need the Department of Education Web Version Urban Institute Update A previous version of this newsletter incorrectly described the findings in our interactive data…

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March 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM

Tune in Tomorrow: Live with Urban: Equal Protection and the Future of the Physician Workforce

Health Policy Center Web Version Urban Institute Events Equal Protection and the Future of the Physician Workforce Friday, March 21, 2025, 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. ET Virtual Event Medical college a…

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March 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM

Average meal costs to increase with proposed budget cuts

Urban Institute Update Also: Students with disabilities need the Department of Education Web Version Urban Institute Update How would SNAP benefit cuts affect your community? Around 42 million people a year rely on the …

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March 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM

Racially minoritized adults struggle to find same-race providers

Greetings— When patients of color have access to a racially concordant provider—one who shares their race or ethnicity—research shows they have better health outcomes and improved trust and satisfaction with their providers. However, racial and ethnic groups who are …

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March 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM

Advancing maternal health equity event recording available

How does the Indian Health Service mitigate barriers to quality perinatal care? Web Version march Update Advancing maternal health equity event recording now available In February, the Urban Institute, in collaboration with Pol…

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March 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM

How federal work requirements affect Medicaid expansion enrollees

Urban Institute Update Health Policy Research Update Web Version How federal work requirements affect Medicaid expansion enrollees A new Urban report assesses the coverage impacts of a proposal to establish nationwide Medicaid…

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March 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM

Live with Urban: Equal Protection and the Future of the Physician Workforce

Health Policy Center Web Version Urban Institute Events Equal Protection and the Future of the Physician Workforce Friday, March 21, 2025, 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. ET Virtual Event Medical college a…

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March 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM

Addressing summer food insecurity through grab-and-go meals

Noncongregrate meals helped fill a critical gap in July and August. Greetings— New analysis from Urban Institute experts examines one approach to addressing summer-time hunger for students when school is out: “grab and go” meal services. Noncongregate or “grab and g…

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March 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM

Mass deportations would worsen our housing crisis

Immigration Research Also: IRS agents and deportation concerns Web Version The construction workforce depends on immigrants A key obstacle to solving the US housing crisis is the shortage of construction workers. In 2023, im…

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March 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM

If Medicaid sees severe cuts, the burden will fall on health care providers

Health Policy Center Also: Racial disparities in DC hospitals Web Version Health Policy Update Health care providers would experience significant revenue losses and uncompensated care increases in the face of reduced fe…

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March 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM

New survey data on immigrant families after the election

13 percent of adults in immigrant families with children had concerns about visiting a health clinic. Greetings— Thirteen percent of adults in immigrant families with children worried “a lot” or “some” about visiting a doctor’s office or health clinic, a new report f…

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March 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM

The effect of a reduction in federal Medicaid funding on health care providers

Health care spending would decrease by nearly $80 billion. Greetings— Following our previous message about how states could be affected by a reduction of the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), we wanted to share new research from Urban Institute …

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March 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM

Food insecurity and charitable food use in 2024

More than 1 in 4 adults experienced food insecurity. Greetings— More than one in four nonelderly adults reported that their households experienced food insecurity in 2024, Urban Institute researchers find in a new report. The share of adults experiencing food insecur…

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