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What if the American Rescue Plan’s enhanced Marketplace subsidies were made permanent?
If the American Rescue Plan Act’s enhanced Marketplace subsidies were made permanent, the number of people uninsured would drop by 4.2 million, or almost 14 percent, in 2022.

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Average decline in material hardship during the pandemic conceals unequal circumstances
Despite a steep drop in employment during the pandemic, the share of nonelderly adults reporting material hardship declined. But this change obscures the substantial hardships among families who lost work.

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How might state Medicaid and other health programs be affected in the pandemic’s aftermath?
Although the economy is recovering better than most predicted, it has varied tremendously by state and across population groups, especially for low-wage and service industry workers and communities of color. Implications for health care safety net programs and the people they serve also vary widely.

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Declines in uncompensated care costs for the uninsured under the ACA and implications of recent growth in the uninsured rate
Uncompensated care declined significantly following the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) coverage expansions, though the nation still faced an estimated $42.4 billion in uncompensated care per year in 2015–17. Nearly $33.6 billion of public funds were paid to offset these costs in 2017.

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How might state responses to the pandemic affect the safety net?
This report delves into the pandemic’s effects on safety net programs, state responses to the immense hardship, implications for racial equity, and challenges, opportunities, and questions now facing state leaders.

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Improving evidence-based policymaking: A review
This review unpacks how evidence-based policymaking can be improved to increase the production of sound evidence, improve the use of evidence at all stages of policymaking, and apply a racial equity and justice lens to research and outcomes.

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Apply to the Urban Institute’s Equity Scholars Program
Equity Scholars will participate in a supported cohort to enhance Urban research on the effects of structural racism, offer evidence-based solutions, and increase the impact of the scholars’ work. The application deadline is June 1, 2021.

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