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Mar 21 2017

House Republican TrumpCare State-by-State Impact

State-by-state graphics outlining TrumpCare’s economic impact in each state. Includes 2018 increase in premiums, number of people losing private-coverage, increased cost of uncompensated care to hospitals, and decreased funding for opioid treatment.

Mar 17 2017

Next Year Under the House Republican Health Care Plan

A chart outlining TrumpCare’s economic impact in each state. Includes 2018 increase in premiums, number of people losing private-coverage, increased cost of uncompensated care to hospitals, and decreased funding for opioid treatment.

Mar 17 2017

House Republican Health Care Plan Charts Packet

In response to the House Republican’s Health Care Plan, information describing its disastrous economic effects. Includes graphs on Medicaid cuts, premium hikes for the elderly and poor, and the increase in Americans without health insurance.

Mar 16 2017

Health Savings Accounts Are Not the Answer

The Republican plan would cause 24 million Americans to lose their health insurance, cut Medicaid by nearly $900 billion and take away key financial support from working Americans to give tax cuts to wealthy corporate executives.

Mar 15 2017

March Economic Snapshot of the States

These state economic snapshots survey the economic situation on the ground in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Although the U.S. economy overall continues its expansion from the Great Recession and associated financial crisis, the recovery can look very different from state to state, and even county to county. While some areas of the country have surged ahead, some regions are still struggling to regain their economic footing.

Mar 15 2017

Yet Again: Debt Ceiling Brinksmanship Forces Unnecessary Costs on All Americans

In 2015, Congress agreed to allow the Treasury to raise the money necessary to pay all the bills for our government’s spending obligations. That agreement will expire on March 16th, 2017 and barring Congressional action, the United States will immediately breach the debt ceiling, forcing Treasury to resort to “extraordinary measures” to prevent a default.

Mar 13 2017

Women's History Month Charts Packet

In celebration of Women’s History Month, a collection of charts and data highlighting the economic importance of women in the labor force.

Mar 13 2017

Still Waiting for Trump’s Plan

President Trump has promised an infrastructure overhaul in the United States, assuring Americans in his recent address to Congress that “crumbling infrastructure will be replaced with new roads, bridges, tunnels, airports and railways gleaming across our beautiful land.” Yet, now more than 50 days into his Administration, there is still no plan.

Mar 08 2017

House Republican Health Care Plan Scorecard

We scored the GOP health care plan with opinions from economists. The economists determined the effects of the plan to be disastrous for millions of people relying on care.