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Event recap—Addressing threats to the SNAP program
On October 30, The Hamilton Project hosted a webcast to highlight the importance of SNAP amid the ongoing government shutdown and in the wake of major cuts to the program in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Economic Security & Inequality
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Tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise revenue
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SNAP cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will significantly impair recession response
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Tracking National Labor Relations Board actions through its administrative data
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Employment & Wages
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Getting the most from marketplaces: Smart policies on health insurance choice
Substantial evidence shows that consumers often lack the high-quality information to select the best insurance plan, and once they have selected a plan they ar…
Six economic facts about health care and health insurance markets
It is still too soon to completely know the effects of the Affordable Care Act on the health-care system. But looking beyond these considerations, it appears t…
Correcting signals for innovation in health care
When Americans select health insurance, they cannot choose what technologies and treatments to include in their coverage. The fact that Americans have little c…
Strengthening risk protection through private long-term care insurance
Americans currently spend over $300 billion a year on long-term services and supports (LTSS), paid for through government programs, private insurance, and impo…
Restructuring cost sharing and supplemental insurance for Medicare
Cost sharing under the Medicare Parts A & B programs is both variable and uncapped, with an overall structure that is hard to rationalize. Jonathan Gruber prop…
Transitioning to bundled payments in Medicare
Slowing the rate of health care spending growth will likely require transitioning away from a fee-for-service system to a global payment system. Michael Cherne…
Implementing comparative effectiveness research: Priorities, methods, and impact
Comparative effectiveness research must assess a comprehensive array of health-related outcomes for diverse patient groups. This paper explores a variety of is…
Achieving universal coverage through Medicare Part E(veryone)
This paper outlines a model for Medicare Part E(everyone), a program to provide universal, continuous, and affordable health insurance. This proposal adopts Me…
