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In case you missed it...this week the Voices for Human Needs blog digs deeply into newly released Census Bureau data with a comprehensive, five-part series of blog posts that show how Americans are faring when it comes to income, poverty, and health care coverage. The good news? Income is up substantially and more people have health care coverage than ever before. The bad news? There were about 2 million more poor people and nearly 1 million more poor children in 2023 than in 2022. Meanwhile, if you know of colleagues, friends, family members or others who you think should subscribe to the weekly Voices blog summary, please encourage them to do so here.
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This week on the blog...
Census Bureau releases American Community Survey (ACS)
September 12
Today the Census Bureau released new American Community Survey (ACS), 1-year estimates. This includes data for states, communities, and congressional districts on a wealth of topics, including income, poverty, health insurance, housing, education, disability and much more for the most recent year available (2023). READ MORE »
Measuring human needs advocacy success
September 11
Tuesday the Census Bureau released its CPS-ASEC and Supplemental Poverty Measure for 2023: -- for human needs advocates, the most important Census Bureau release of the year when our government measures the progress we are making when it comes to fighting poverty, lack of health care, and income disparities between rich and poor. It is also a time for us to come together as a human needs community and celebrate the progress we have made – and we have made progress, although there is still much work to be done. READ MORE »
A few brief highlights from Tuesday's Census Bureau data release
September 11
Millions of Medicaid and Medicare recipients will be harmed. Newly won prescription drug negotiations will be stopped and costs will once again spiral, as will the cost of vaccinations. And in part by causing untold damage to the Environmental Protection Agency, millions more will suffer adverse health effects. During a recent webinar, three experts with the Center on American Progress (CAP) discussed the potential impact Project 2025 would have on health policy. Their diagnosis: not good. READ MORE »
What can we learn from the new poverty and health insurance data out this week
September 9
Tuesday’s release of data about poverty, income, and health insurance will reinforce vital lessons. We learned that the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC), in place in 2021, reduced child poverty nearly by half. Despite this historic gain for children, there were not enough votes in Congress to continue the CTC expansion. So the nation got another, much more painful, lesson: in 2022, the child poverty rate as measured by the Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure more than doubled, rising from 5.2 percent in 2021 to 12.4 percent in 2022. What happened to child poverty in 2023 is one of the most important findings to look for on Tuesday. If child poverty remains substantially higher than it was when families benefited from the expanded Child Tax Credit, it confirms the lesson we have already learned: we must restore the expanded CTC. READ MORE »
U.S. Census Bureau data out this week: What to expect and how CHN can help
September 9
The U.S. Census Bureau this week will release several reports aimed at explaining how Americans are faring when it comes to income, poverty, and health insurance coverage. The reports will be released Tuesday and Thursday, and the Coalition on Human Needs is preparing materials to help you understand what the information means and how to respond. READ MORE »
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