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This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget and taxes, health, food assistance, state budgets and taxes, Social Security, and the economy.
* On the federal budget and taxes, Richard Kogan explained ([link removed]) that discretionary spending will be near historic lows in 2020 and 2021 under the new bipartisan budget agreement. Chuck Marr recommended ([link removed]) that Senate appropriators match or exceed a House-approved boost to IRS enforcement funding for next year.

* On health, Jessica Schubel described ([link removed]) how a lawsuit seeking to overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA) threatens tens of millions of Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries. Schubel also explained ([link removed]) why the Trump Administration’s rejection of Utah’s request to partially expand Medicaid was the right decision but made for the wrong reasons. Judith Solomon urged ([link removed]) Utah to fully expand Medicaid. On Medicaid’s 54th anniversary, Matt Broaddus looked at ([link removed]) how the program helps people in every state. Sarah Lueck warned ([link removed]) that tax breaks for alternatives to
health insurance would drive more coverage gaps. We posted ([link removed]) a bipartisan letter to Congress about the ACA’s excise tax on high-cost health plans. We updated ([link removed]) our tracker of the Trump Administration’s efforts to undermine the ACA.

* On food assistance, Steven Carlson described ([link removed]) how more adequate SNAP benefits would help millions of participants better afford food. Carlson, Brynne Keith-Jennings, and Joseph Llobrera summarized ([link removed]) the importance of adequate SNAP benefits. Dottie Rosenbaum updated ([link removed]) her report on how SNAP’s broad-based categorical eligibility policy supports working families and those saving for the future.

* On state budgets and taxes, Samantha Waxman encouraged ([link removed]) states to take steps now to ensure a full and accurate 2020 census count. We explained ([link removed]) how states can take those steps. Cortney Sanders outlined ([link removed]) how states’ senior tax breaks reinforce unequal wealth and income by race.

* On Social Security, we updated our chart book ([link removed]) and backgrounder ([link removed]) on Social Security Disability Insurance.

* On the economy, we updated our backgrounder ([link removed]) on how many weeks of unemployment compensation are available and our chart book ([link removed]) tracking the post-Great Recession economy.

Chart of the Week – 10 Percent Increase in SNAP Purchasing Power Improves Child Outcomes ([link removed])

A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’S work and experts this week. Here are some of the highlights:

Congress’s $320 billion budget deal, explained ([link removed])
Vox
August 1, 2019

Incredibly, GOP senators are demanding billions more in tax cuts for the rich ([link removed]) <
Los Angeles Times
July 30, 2019

US rejection disappoints states eyeing Utah Medicaid plan ([link removed])
Associated Press
July 29, 2019

The Cruel Farce of Cutting Food Stamps ([link removed])
New York Times
July 29, 2019

U.S. income inequality doesn’t have to be the worst in the industrialized world ([link removed])
Washington Post
July 28, 2019

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