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Nearly 3 Million Fewer People Secured Marketplace Coverage After Republican Health Care Cuts, New Data Show

Nearly 3 million fewer people were enrolled in health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces in February ...
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Congress Should Staunch SNAP Participation Losses, Which Exceed CBO’s Estimates

More people are losing SNAP, and faster, than the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) predicted, making it crucial that ...
Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesOpinion

Families Across U.S. Feeling Pain as Anniversary of 2025 Republican Reconciliation Law Approaches

The Republicans’ harmful megabill was enacted on July 4, 2025. As the law’s one-year anniversary approaches, families across ...
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Five Reasons HSAs Aren’t the Answer to the Health Care Affordability Crisis

In the wake of their actions that have worsened health care affordability, President Trump and some in Congress have pushed ...
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States’ First-Ever Bill for SNAP Benefits Could Cost Billions

An emergency is unfolding across the country with millions of people losing the help they need to afford groceries, and the harm will only worsen unless Congress acts.
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House Reconciliation Bill Proposes Deepest SNAP Cut in History, Would Take Food Assistance Away From Millions of Low-Income Families

House Reconciliation Bill Proposes Deepest SNAP Cut in History, Would Take Food Assistance Away From Millions of Low-Income Families More Than 2 Million Children Live in Households That Would Lose at ...