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This week at CBPP, we focused on health, food assistance, state budgets and taxes, poverty and inequality, the economy, family income support, and Social Security.
* On health, we rounded up our recent writings on the risks of a lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA) ([link removed]) . Among these, Tara Straw and Aviva Aron-Dine explained that the lawsuit is even more dangerous amidst the pandemic and economic crisis ([link removed]) . We posted a fact sheet showing how the lawsuit would cut taxes for the highest-income earners ([link removed]) . Sarah Lueck reported how eliminating the ACA’s protections for people with pre-existing conditions could make it impossible for people with health conditions to obtain affordable, adequate health coverage ([link removed]) . She also pointed
out that ACA “alternatives” lack comprehensive protections for people with pre-existing conditions ([link removed]) .

* On food assistance, Stacy Dean, Zoë Neuberger, and Dottie Rosenbaum, along with Crystal FitzSimons and Etienne Melcher Philbin with the Food Research & Action Center, detailed the lessons learned from early implementation of the Pandemic-EBT program and opportunities for improvement ([link removed]) in a report issued by both organizations. We also posted a paper on P-EBT ([link removed]) prepared by Koné Consulting. We updated our fact sheet explaining how states are using new flexibility in SNAP to respond to COVID-19 challenges ([link removed]) .

* On state budgets and taxes, Michael Leachman outlined how states and localities need federal aid to restore jobs and avoid more layoffs ([link removed]) . Wesley Tharpe explained how New Jersey’s new budget deal will make the state more equitable ([link removed]) . And we updated our fact sheet on how states are grappling with major revenue shortfalls ([link removed]) .

* On poverty and inequality, Claire Zippel analyzed new data showing 1 in 3 adults are having trouble paying for household expenses ([link removed]) . We also updated our tracker of the COVID-19 recession’s effects on food, housing, and employment hardships ([link removed]) and our fact sheet noting that struggling families and the economy need robust, bipartisan COVID relief ([link removed]) .

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

* On family income support, Ali Safawi and Ife Floyd updated their paper showing that TANF benefits are still too low to help families, especially Black families ([link removed]) , and a related policy brief ([link removed]) .

* On Social Security, Kathy Ruffing noted that retirement accounts are insufficient for most Americans ([link removed]) , especially Black, Hispanic, non-college-educated, and low- and middle-income Americans.

Chart of the Week — 1 in 3 Adults Had Trouble Paying for Usual Household Expenses in Last 7 Days ([link removed])

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

The Trump administration is pushing for airline aid in a piecemeal stimulus approach that could leave out federal unemployment benefits for millions of Americans ([link removed])
Business Insider
October 8, 2020

U.S. economy ‘in a pretty concerning state’ as California jobless numbers remain unclear ([link removed])
San Francisco Chronicle
October 8, 2020

Data: 257,000 Mainers Having Trouble Paying Household Expenses ([link removed])
Maine Public Radio
October 8, 2020

Democrats sense momentum for expanding child tax credit ([link removed])
The Hill
October 7, 2020

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