A report outlining human-centered design strategies to help states implement new federal Medicaid work requirements in ways that minimize coverage loss and administrative burden
This blog analyzes how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) will dramatically shift SNAP costs onto state governments, projecting massive budget increases and fiscal strain.
This report analyzes the critical role of SNAP’s "broad-based categorical eligibility" (BBCE) policy and the widespread consequences of its potential elimination by the Trump Administration.
This research article explores how framing income eligibility guidelines in either dollar amounts or as a percentage of the Federal Poverty Line (FPL) affects public attitudes toward program access and administrative burdens in Medicaid and SNAP.
This report summarizes insights from interviews with seven states on how they are adapting integrated eligibility and enrollment (IEE) systems in response to sweeping federal changes to SNAP and Medicaid under H.R. 1.
This blog discusses how the “Big Beautiful Bill” (H.R. 1) contains provisions that undermine SNAP and warns that states will be burdened by its fiscal and administrative impact.
This technical brief uses predictive analytics to identify the primary drivers of SNAP payment error rates (PER) following the implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB).
This blog explains how the Rural Health Transformation Program—established under H.R. 1—will channel $50 billion over five years to states to support rural health care, and outlines how states can apply, qualify, and deploy funds strategically.
Association of State and Territorial Health Offices (ASTHO)
A report summarizing effective state practices, promising initiatives, and federal resources to improve payment accuracy in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).