Iowa is bracing for a $1.1 billion budget hit as it phases in its 2022 flat tax, according to new revenue forecasts. The 3.8 percent flat income tax structure benefits Iowa’s wealthiest residents far more than low- and middle-income families, who already pay a greater share of their income in state and local taxes than the […]
Iowa is bracing for a $1.1 billion budget hit as it phases in its 2022 flat tax, according to new revenue forecasts. The 3.8 percent flat income tax structure benefits Iowa’s wealthiest residents far more than low- and middle-income families, who already pay a greater share of their income in state and local taxes than the […]
Digital transformation is more essential now than ever for state and local governments, as well as higher education institutions. Only a few years removed from a period of crisis decision making and sped up timelines, technology leaders are continuing to chase modernization and digital expansion and ready to embrace the change that comes along with […]
The latest data for 2023 continue to show that nearly 2 in 3 Medicaid enrollees work, and most of the rest have a disability, are caring for family members, or are attending school (Figure 1). Despite the fact that the majority of Medicaid enrollees work, recent Republican health coverage proposals have called for taking Medicaid […]
The latest data for 2023 continue to show that nearly 2 in 3 Medicaid enrollees work, and most of the rest have a disability, are caring for family members, or are attending school (Figure 1). Despite the fact that the majority of Medicaid enrollees work, recent Republican health coverage proposals have called for taking Medicaid […]
President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House and likely Republican control of Congress pose big risks to people’s ability to access and afford health coverage in Medicaid and the marketplaces. While Republicans have moved away from talking about their plans for changing health coverage in the U.S. as “repeal,” Trump’s first term and Republicans’ […]
President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House and likely Republican control of Congress pose big risks to people’s ability to access and afford health coverage in Medicaid and the marketplaces. While Republicans have moved away from talking about their plans for changing health coverage in the U.S. as “repeal,” Trump’s first term and Republicans’ […]
While the new President and new Congress will not take office until early next year, they have already put forward an agenda — through Project 2025, Republican budget plans, and campaign proposals — that would increase poverty and diminish opportunity. Their proposals would raise costs for basics like housing, food, and health care and take […]
Improvements to premium tax credits, enacted in the American Rescue Plan and extended by the Inflation Reduction Act, have helped nearly 20 million people afford health coverage in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces. The enhanced premium tax credits spurred record enrollment in ACA marketplace insurance and contributed to record low uninsured rates. Black and […]
While the new President and new Congress will not take office until early next year, they have already put forward an agenda — through Project 2025, Republican budget plans, and campaign proposals — that would increase poverty and diminish opportunity. Their proposals would raise costs for basics like housing, food, and health care and take […]
eople in this group would face dramatic premium increases: Instances of dramatic premium spikes are most likely to occur: For example, a 60-year-old West Virginia couple making $82,000 would see annual premiums for a benchmark silver plan increase more than sixfold, from $6,970 to over $46,000. (See Figure 3 and Appendix Table 2). Premiums Will […]
Open enrollment to purchase health insurance for 2025 through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces is underway. For the first time, people with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and certain other lawfully present immigration statuses can buy private insurance in the ACA marketplaces because of a policy change modifying the immigration-related eligibility requirements for enrollment in […]
