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Commentary
The Medicaid Work Requirement’s Gambling Loophole
Medicaid work requirements go into effect across the country on January 1, 2027. Work requirements…
Commentary
The Empty Threat That States Will Stop Operating SNAP
Last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) gave states a choice: Either limit improper…
Multimedia
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…
Report
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…
Multimedia
Overview of the American Social Safety Net with Angela Rachidi
In the season premiere of Cardinal Direction, host Jessi Troyan sits down with American Enterprise…
Blog Post
Why Congress Shouldn’t Change SNAP’s New Payment Error Approach
Payment errors in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) have received considerable attention in…
Blog Post
Welfare Reform and Its Discontents
This is an edited version of Scott’s recent testimony before the Work & Welfare Subcommittee of the…
Testimony
Welfare Reform and Its Discontents
Chairman LaHood, Ranking Member Davis, and members of the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare, thank…
Op-Ed
Did Fraud Drive Blue States’ Pandemic Unemployment Funds?
It’s a depressingly familiar story: taxpayers lost a massive amount of money to waste, fraud, and…
Testimony
Welfare Reform at 30: Major Effects and Lessons for Additional Reform
Chairman LaHood, Ranking Member Davis, and members of the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare, thank you for holding this hearing on…
Op-Ed
30 Years of Welfare Reform And the Path Forward
Thirty years ago this month, President Bill Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation…
Blog Post
Welfare Reform 30 Years Later: How Has Government Assistance Changed?
This month marks the 30th anniversary of welfare reform legislated with bipartisan support by a Republican-controlled…