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May 6, 2023

SNAP Needs a Healthy Overhaul

…is that SNAP recipients have especially unhealthy diets , with large shares of benefits spent on sweetened beverages and ultra-processed foods. Making matters worse, the fastest-growing group of SNAP recipients over the…

May 1, 2023

Promoting Mobility Through SNAP: Toward Better Health and Employment Outcomes

…of SNAP adults, especially when compared to other groups of US adults. Making matters worse, these health and employment challenges are affecting a greater number of low-income Americans as SNAP…

November 17, 2022

American Renewal: Launching a New Conservative Policy Book with Paul Ryan and Angela Rachidi

…issues are not intractable or unsolvable. The reforms contained in American Renewal, drawing on insights from subject matter experts, offer policymakers concrete proposals to restore the government’s promise to Americans…

July 2, 2021

Addressing the Shortcomings of the Supplemental Poverty Measure

Key Points The Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) partly improves on the Official Poverty Measure but still suffers from several shortcomings that limit its usefulness as an effective poverty measure. The…