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Despite the nation being at the tail end of its longest economic expansion on record, many hourly and self-employed workers were already struggling to meet basic needs before the outbreak.
Without a complementary rental assistance policy, a temporary hold on evictions allows rent arrears to add up—which puts renters in deeper crisis in the future while harming rental property owners today.
The COVID-19 unemployment crisis will be one of the worst on record, and it will come faster than other economic downturns. Relief efforts must extend coverage to keep pace with filling the gaps in unemployment insurance.
Host Justin Milner speaks with Urban’s Donald Marron and the Tax Policy Center's Howard Gleckman about the pandemic’s economic impact and powerful economic solutions we can use to respond.
The economic downturn resulting from the COVID-19 crisis will be the first time our nation’s mortgage debt toolkit is tested in real time. Are these policies sufficient to provide immediate relief to as many borrowers in crisis as possible?
By taking aggressive advantage of the flexibility permitted by Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) statutes, policymakers can help people obtain, retain, and make optimal use of critical health coverage that can help them weather the pandemic.
Mitigating the risk of COVID-19 for incarcerated people and correctional staff requires difficult but needed strategies, and decisionmakers need to be aware of the impacts.
A pandemic doesn’t have the same implications as a natural disaster or a financial crisis. State leaders will need to think outside the box for ways to manage today’s economic slowdown.
The costs of COVID-19 treatment may be of particular concern for the uninsured, but depending on their plan, people with employer-sponsored insurance may also face high financial burdens.
Spring Township, PA - March 18: John Wohlberg, of Amity township, helps to pack up food at the Berks / Schuylkill Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank in Spring Township Wednesday morning March 18, 2020 were volunteers where helping to pack food for distribution to help people out of work or school as a precaution against coronavirus. (Photo by Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images)
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