Fact Sheet A Decade of Welfare Reform: Facts and Figures
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This data brief documents the decline in health coverage from employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) for low-income adults and children between 2000 and 2004 and how this varied across states. During this period, uninsurance rates for low-income children fell by more than 2 percentage points, because Medicaid and SCHIP coverage expanded to offset the reduction in ESI. Without public programs serving as the same coverage safety net, uninsurance rates for low-income adults increased nearly 3 percentage points in the same period. The data brief shows that public coverage offset the reduction in ESI for children in states with large and moderate reductions in ESI.
Research and Evidence Family and Financial Well-Being Tax and Income Supports
Expertise Social Safety Net Families Taxes and the Economy
Tags Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Welfare and safety net programs State programs, budgets Hunger and food assistance