Median income went up, the poverty rate inched down, and the number of people without health insurance decreased in 2007. But a closer look reveals little improvement for low-income families. Our experts talk about what the latest Census Bureau numbers mean and how we can shore up the social safety net.
New Income and Poverty Statistics and the Social Safety Net

The fundamental question for public policy —Will the policy work?—too often gets short shrift or even ignored. In this newly updated paper, Urban Institute experts look "Beyond Ideology, Politics, and Guesswork" to argue that hard evidence and analysis can illuminate the path to more effective public policy.
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The Health Policy Center's new resource, healthpolicycenter.org, provides extensive research and analysis of key health issues including: private insurance, the uninsured, Medicaid, Medicare and SCHIP, disability and long-term care, vulnerable populations and health care reform, in addition to many others.