October 1, 2026
Governor Sanders’ Medicaid Ad Is Realistic
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders released an ad this week about “Brad,” a fictional character…
September 15, 2026
The Medicaid Work Requirement’s Gambling Loophole
Medicaid work requirements go into effect across the country on January 1, 2027. Work requirements…
September 11, 2026
Kevin Corinth: Growth vs. Redistribution in the Fight Against Poverty
The United States has spent decades trying to reduce poverty through an expanding social safety…
September 11, 2026
What Can We Learn From Guaranteed Basic Income Pilots In the United States? Evidence on Employment Effects
Abstract Between 2017 and 2025, at least 122 pilots across 33 states and the District…
August 19, 2026
How Fixing SNAP’s Payment Error Rate Formula Would Change State Cost Shares
For the first time in the history of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), starting…
August 15, 2026
The Ongoing Battle to Defend Welfare Reform
Welfare reform replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families…
July 30, 2026
Paying for Payment Errors: State Incentives and Caseload Responses to SNAP Cost Sharing
Abstract Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) caseloads declined by 10% nationally from June 2025 to…
July 29, 2026
Comment on CMS-2454-IFC: Clarifying “Household” for the SNAP Exclusion from the Medicaid Community Engagement Requirement
Comment on Interim Final Rule by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of…
June 29, 2026
Discussing Medicaid work requirements: Corinth on C-SPAN’s ‘Washington Journal’
Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility Deputy Director Kevin Corinth discusses Medicaid work requirements on…
June 3, 2026
Poverty and Dependency in the United States, 1939–2023
In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson declared the War on Poverty. This set in motion the…
May 27, 2026
Congress Shouldn’t Create Another Newborn Benefit
A bipartisan group of lawmakers recently introduced the Supporting Newborn Parents Act of 2026, which would…
