August 2015
Wonky Word Wednesdays: Supplemental Poverty Measure
A few weeks ago, we discussed how the Official Poverty Measure has been the standard statistic used to measure poverty in America for the last 50...
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A few weeks ago, we discussed how the Official Poverty Measure has been the standard statistic used to measure poverty in America for the last 50...
Read moreBack in May, we featured the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) on Wonky Word Wednesdays. Well this Wednesday marks the 22nd anniversary of the...
Read moreIn case you didn’t know, today is Medicaid’s 50th Birthday. On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law a new public insurance...
Read moreTomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Medicaid and Medicare. (Don’t worry we are doing a special blog to celebrate.) Both are...
Read moreAbout a week ago, we did our Wonky Word Wednesday on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF. We mentioned that there has been some activity...
Read moreEver wonder how many people are unable to pay for basic necessities like food, clothing and utilities? Ever asked how rates of poverty have changed...
Read moreWe are all familiar with the notion of health inequity and disparities. This isn’t new information as the issue has been on the radar for a very...
Read moreWonky Word Wednesdays loves to focus on acronyms. Last week we did OTO, and this week we are going to give you one that has been in the news recently...
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