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August 12, 2022 | Press Release | Hannah Matthews

Inflation Reduction Act Makes Big Advances but Leaves out Anti-Poverty Priorities

The just-passed Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 includes important and long-overdue investments to help restore fairness in our tax system, reduce health care costs, and address the climate crisis.

July 30, 2022 | News Clip

HHS Secretary to address children’s mental health crisis ahead of upcoming school year

A CLASP blog was quoted: “teachers are experiencing a mental health crisis that’s pushing them out of the profession."

July 28, 2022 | Press Release | Indivar Dutta-Gupta

Senate Reconciliation Package is a Positive Step, But Bill Sidelines Too Many Priorities

The proposed Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is a significant step forward for restoring fairness to our tax system, reducing health care coverage costs, and addressing the climate crisis—which disproportionately harms communities of color and those with low incomes—even as it falls far short of…

July 27, 2022 | Report/Brief | Suzanne Wikle

States Must Plan Now to Limit Medicaid Churn When Continuous Coverage Ends

In this brief, we recommend steps states and advocates can take before churn returns to protect people who remain eligible for Medicaid and conserve state resources.

July 19, 2022 | Blog Post | Suzanne Wikle

Lifting Administrative Burdens to Advance Health and Racial Equity

A new paper details the racist roots of administrative burdens in Medicaid, describes how these burdens continue to harm eligible people – particularly people of color—and provides specific recommendations for states to reduce administrative burden as a key strategy for advancing racial equity in Medicaid. 

July 19, 2022 | Report/Brief | Suzanne Wikle

States Can Reduce Medicaid’s Administrative Burdens to Advance Health and Racial Equity

By Suzanne Wikle, Jennifer Wagner, Farah Erzouki, and Jennifer Sullivan Medicaid is the largest health insurer in the United States, at over 80 million enrollees. Its numerous benefits to enrollees include greater likelihood of completing school, higher wages, better health outcomes, and less medical debt…

July 13, 2022 | Testimony/Comments

CLASP Supports Washington State’s 1332 Waiver Application to Remove Federal Barriers to Health Coverage for Immigrants

CLASP submitted a public comment in support of Washington State’s request to the federal government to allow all Washington residents, regardless of immigration status, to access health coverage through the state’s Washington Healthplanfinder website: In Washington State today, many immigrants go without critical health care…

July 8, 2022 | Report/Brief | Priya Pandey

Poor Job Quality Keeps Women of Color from Economic Opportunity

Building a resilient and sustainable recovery for women of color requires addressing the lack of benefits, worker protections, and well-paying jobs so that women of color can thrive.

June 25, 2022 | Press Release | Indivar Dutta-Gupta

Safer Communities Act May Improve Mental Health for Some, But More Support Needed for Black and Brown Youth

The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act will bring needed investments to address the youth mental health crisis, which disproportionately impacts young people of color who lack access to appropriate care.  However, reflexively attributing gun violence to mental health challenges furthers a counterproductive narrative that stigmatizes young people…

June 24, 2022 | Press Release | Indivar Dutta-Gupta

SCOTUS Decision on Reproductive Rights Jeopardizes Economic Security

The U.S. Supreme Court’s will have immediate, grave consequences for the economic security and opportunity of millions—particularly those from communities with low incomes along with people of color and immigrants.

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