A practical guide for advocates that explains how automated benefit notices are generated, where common notice failures originate, and how to push for effective fixes.
A report examining how risk assessment tools are used to improve payment accuracy in nutrition assistance programs and identifying effective practices for their design and implementation.
A technical guide that outlines policy and system design strategies states can use to reduce procedural terminations when implementing Medicaid work reporting requirements.
A policy guidance document outlining practical steps states can take to reduce harm to immigrant communities following major Medicaid eligibility restrictions enacted under federal budget reconciliation legislation.
A blog post outlining key strategies states can use to lower SNAP payment error rates, a priority given new fiscal penalties tied to error rates under recent federal law.
A summary of the initial CMS guidance (CMCS informational bulletin) on how states should implement Medicaid work reporting requirements under H.R. 1, clarifying high-level expectations and key technical points.
This site contains resources explaining the 2025 Working Families Tax Cut Act (WFTC) — formally Public Law 119-21, which changes eligibility, financing, and community-engagement requirements for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
A research brief explaining how work requirements in programs like Medicaid and SNAP reduce coverage, increase administrative costs, and push eligible people deeper into poverty without improving employment outcomes.
