Center on Budget: Simplifying Programs

Center on Budget: Simplifying Programs Simplifying Programs feed http://www.cbpp.org/research/?fa=topic&id=37 en-us Copyright 2008 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. All rights reserved. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:00:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Off the Charts Blog: In Case You Missed It http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:43:18 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 A Technical Assessment of SNAP and Medicaid Financial Eligibility Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Beginning in 2014, the number of low-income people eligible for Medicaid will expand dramatically. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) sets a national minimum standard for Medicaid eligibility to cover most individuals with incomes below 133 percent of the poverty line.[1] The Supreme Court ruling leaves it up to states to decide whether or not to expand, but Medicaid will still be a critical pathway to health coverage for millions of low-income Americans in all states. Health coverage … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/y_CRvjnTm24/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3939 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:57:03 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3939 SNAP Online: A Review of State Government SNAP Websites All states make information regarding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, [1] including their applications, state policy manuals or regulations, and general program information, available to the public via the internet.[2] The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reviewed all the states' web pages to determine what information and services they offer regarding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. This paper provides links … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/fK3xTPXiTiU/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=618 Mon, 25 Aug 2003 11:56:27 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=618 Coordinating Human Services Programs with Health Reform Implementation Executive Summary By making affordable health care available to millions of low-income, uninsured Americans, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will go a long way towards helping families who struggle on a daily basis to afford life’s most basic necessities. Health care reform’s impact on low-income people’s lives, however, goes beyond providing them health insurance coverage. It has the potential to significantly affect low-income individuals and families’ … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/goKXAJ2iYTM/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3791 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 10:34:48 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3791 Off the Charts Blog: In Case You Missed It... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:03:08 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Off the Charts Blog Post: Long and Uncertain Recovery for State Budgets http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:39:11 -0500 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Off the Charts Blog Post: In Case You Missed It http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:47:18 -0500 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Off the Charts Blog Post: Social Security COLA Is Back for 2012 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:29:22 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Off the Charts Blog Post: A “Joint” Budget Resolution? More Harm Than Good http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:05:34 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Off the Charts Blog Post: Congress Should Promptly Pass Core Provisions in SESA http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:37:24 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 SNAP On-Line: A Review of State Government SNAP Websites All states make information regarding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, [1] including their applications, state policy manuals or regulations, and general program information, available to the public via the internet.[2] The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reviewed all the states’ web pages to determine what information and services they offer regarding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/fK3xTPXiTiU/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=618 Mon, 25 Aug 2003 11:09:08 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=618 Online Services for Key Low-Income Benefit Programs Virtually all states have made basic program information on the five main state-administered low-income benefit programs — SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as Food Stamps), Medicaid, CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program), TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), and child care assistance — available to the public via the Internet. Many, however, go much further, providing information such as application forms and data on … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/Ii6LG76Pqok/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=1414 Wed, 14 Jan 2004 14:37:07 -0500 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=1414 Testimony of LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D. Vice President, Family Income Support Policy before the House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Human Resources Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. In its recent report, “Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue,” the U.S. General Accountability Office (GAO) examined programs throughout the government with an eye towards identifying opportunities for eliminating unnecessary duplication and reducing administrative inefficiencies that often occur when duplicative programs exist.The GAO focused on a … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/tJpBB6m78TM/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3449 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:24:01 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3449 Off the Charts Blog Post: Ryan's Rx for Medicaid Means Millions More Uninsured or Underinsured Seniors, People with Disabilities, and Children House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) will unveil a budget tomorrow that would cut Medicaid by as much as $1 trillion over the next 10 years and convert it into a block grant. He and others will likely claim that these changes would merely rein in “out-of-control” Medicaid costs while letting states stretch their reduced federal funding and maintain coverage for people who are on Medicaid now or will need it in the future. Don’t believe it. The inevitable … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/qxGBbflbBko/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3455 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:16:16 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3455 Testimony of LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D. Vice President, Family Income Support Policy Before the House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Human Resources Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. In its recent report, “Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue,” the U.S. General Accountability Office (GAO) examined programs throughout the government with an eye towards identifying opportunities for eliminating unnecessary duplication and reducing administrative inefficiencies that often occur when duplicative programs exist.The GAO focused on a … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/UH5gq1Ry2ZM/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3447 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:39:42 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3447 Testimony of LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D. Vice President, Family Income Support Policy before the House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee onHuman Resources Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. In its recent report, “Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue,” the U.S. General Accountability Office (GAO) examined programs throughout the government with an eye towards identifying opportunities for eliminating unnecessary duplication and reducing administrative inefficiencies that often occur when duplicative programs exist.The GAO focused on a … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/tJpBB6m78TM/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3449 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:12:13 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3449 Testimony of Ladonna Pavetti, Ph.D. Vice President, Family Income Support Policy Before the House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Human Resources Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. In its recent report, “Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue,” the U.S. General Accountability Office (GAO) examined programs throughout the government with an eye towards identifying opportunities for eliminating unnecessary duplication and reducing administrative inefficiencies that often occur when duplicative programs exist.The GAO focused on a … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/Lryx4_C69lA/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3444 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:24:18 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3444 Earned Income Tax Credit Overpayment and Error Issues .style1 { text-align: left; } .style2 { font-size: x-small; } .style3 { font-size: x-small; font-style: italic; } .style4 { text-align: left; font-size: x-small; } Summary The federal Earned Income Tax Credit, a tax credit for low- and moderate-income working families, has been widely hailed for its success in increasing work and lowering welfare receipt, reducing poverty, and making the tax code fairer. 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Census data indicate that … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/Zk0C9ELGkdE/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3445 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:26:49 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3445 Off the Charts Blog Post: Targeting Working Families for State Budget Cuts Neither Smart Nor Necessary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:58:39 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Off the Charts Blog Post: Poverty in Early Childhood Has Long and Harmful Reach http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:00:15 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Podcast: Improving the Delivery of Key Work Supports at this Critical Moment Stacy Dean, Vice President for Food Assistance Policy, and Dottie Rosenbaum, Senior Analyst, discuss the Work Support Strategies Initiative and their report on improving the delivery of key services to needy families. Duration: 8:36 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/DV1ahaZsWCA/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3421 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:35:34 -0500 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3421 Off the Charts Blog Post: On Social Security, FactCheck Didn't http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:32:48 -0500 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Off the Charts Blog Post: Medicaid Costs Growing More Slowly Than Private Insurance http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:09:54 -0500 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Off the Charts Blog Post: Republican Report Inflates State Medicaid Costs Under Health Reform http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:25:48 -0500 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Off the Charts Blog Post: Q & A: Tax Cuts Worsening Wisconsin's Budget Problems http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-SimplifyingPrograms/~3/UBrnwCVebd4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:01:13 -0500 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3184