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This week at CBPP, we focused on health, state budgets and taxes, Social Security, federal taxes, food assistance, and the economy.
* On health, Aviva Aron-Dine, Chye-Ching Huang, and Samantha Washington reported that the lawsuit to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would cut taxes for the highest-income ([link removed]) 0.1 percent of households by an average of $198,000. Aron-Dine and Tara Straw explained why ACA repeal would be even more dangerous during the pandemic ([link removed]) and economic crisis. Jessica Schubel noted that expanding Medicaid in Oklahoma and Missouri ([link removed]) is a first step to improving health care for American Indian and Alaska Native people. Jennifer Wagner outlined how aggressive outreach can help connect Medicaid enrollees with federal Economic Impact Payments
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* On state budgets and taxes, Wesley Tharpe warned that harmful state cuts loom ([link removed]) without more federal aid. Michael Leachman outlined good reasons why states haven’t yet spent all of their Coronavirus Relief Funds ([link removed]) .

* On Social Security, Paul N. Van De Water urged policymakers to prevent recession-related Social Security benefit drops ([link removed]) .

* On federal taxes, we updated our report on how aggressive state outreach can help reach the 12 million non-filers eligible for stimulus payments ([link removed]) .

* On food assistance, we updated our fact sheet on how states are using new flexibility in SNAP ([link removed]) to respond to COVID-19 challenges.

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

Chart of the Week — ACA Repeal Would Cause Especially Large Coverage Losses Among Black and Hispanic People ([link removed])

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

Governments eye new taxes on cigarettes, homes and tech giants to pay for big budget shortfalls related to the coronavirus ([link removed])
Washington Post
June 26, 2020

Trump payroll tax cut would come at a time when Social Security is already facing trouble ([link removed])
USA Today
June 25, 2020

For Thousands Of Eligible D.C. Residents, A COVID-19 Stimulus Check May Never Arrive ([link removed])
WAMU
June 25, 2020

The coronavirus could cut your Social Security benefits for life, unless Congress acts ([link removed])
Los Angeles Times
June 24, 2020

Nearly 1.1 million Americans on unemployment face risky jobless period ([link removed])
CNBC
June 24, 2020

Why it matters that race and ethnicity aren’t recorded by the IRS ([link removed])
Popular Science
June 23, 2020

As states cut budgets, racial funding gaps between districts could widen ([link removed])
Education Dive
June 23, 2020

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