Changing the U.S. health care system: How difficult will ...

The Benefits and Costs of the Section 8 Housing Subsidy ...

The Benefits and Costs of the Section 8 Housing Subsidy Program: A Framework and First-Year Estimates I. INTRODUCTION The Section 8 housing voucher program serves nearly 2 …

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Poverty Fact Sheet: Poor and In Poor Health

Poor and In Poor Health Bottom Line: In the United States, discussion about how to improve health often turns to either access to care or health behaviors like smoking or diet. These things matter, but there are also many social and economic factors that compromise health

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Health care for the poor: For whom, what care, and whose ...

69 Health care for the poor: For whom, what care, and whose responsibility? with low income, such as low education, the inability to speak English, and residence in areas with high levels of pollution,

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Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index: An Application to the ...

IRP Discussion Paper . No. 1427-15. Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index: An Application to the United States . Shatakshee Dhongde* Georgia Institute of Technology,

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How willing are employers to hire ex-offenders?

42 tic about hiring the recently released without work expe-rience (only 35 percent of employers would offer a job to someone in this category).

The employment prospects of ex-offenders

The employment prospects of ex-offenders Steven Raphael Steven Raphael is Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy, University of Califor-nia, Berkeley. In 2005, over 2 million U.S. residents were in prisons or jails. The incarceration rate, 737 of every 100,000 U.S.

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Improving educational outcomes for poor children

3. High-poverty schools do not have sufficient incentives or flexibility to improve instruction. Proponents of this perspective argue that without clarifying key objectives and holding key actors accountable, additional spending will be squandered. 4. …

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What we know about the effects of foster care

federal money was available to otherwise provide for these children. Some federal funding was available for preven- tive and permanency services through the Child Welfare Services Program (Title IV-B of the Social Security Act). Although Title IV-B was designed to provide services to families and reduce the need for foster care by addressing

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The Reagan administration's budget cuts: Their impact on ...

The percentage of children now living in one-parent households is 17.6, a figure which has doubled since 1965. Available data indicate that 55.6% of these households receive transfers, which account for 21.5 % of their cash income. Although 65% of these women work, 40% of them fall below the poverty line after transfers. Among

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Causes of Poverty - Institute for Research on Poverty

Income levels vary by Race/Ethnic Group • Overall US children’s poverty rate = 21% – 46% for Blacks – 40% for Hispanics • Not all minorities have low incomes. – Asian families have higher incomes than all other ethnic groups. In 2005, median income of Asian families was $68,957; median income of white families was $59,124.

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CIGNA HDHP WITH HSA - Global Health Service Company

Take control of your health care Your health care needs are as unique as you are. Your health plan should be no different. That’s where the Cigna HDHP with HSA comes in. › Receive preventive care in-network at no additional cost to you › Control the spending of your benefit dollars › Contribute pretax dollars to pay for your health care ...

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CenturyLink Retiree and Inactive Health Care Plan Retiree ...

Reimbursement Account. 2) Your Spending Account (YSA) 866-935-5011 or 800-729-7526 www.centurylinkhealthandlife.com To inquire about your HRA/SHARE account balances, claims reimbursement, or to set up recurring reimbursements. Follow the same prompts as above to the Health Reimbursement and Flexible Spending Accounts.

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