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DC policymakers considering TOPA changes should understand the implications for owners and renters of two-to-four-unit rental buildings.
Without Clear Guidelines, Trump Accounts Would Mostly Benefit Already Wealthy Families A Republican proposal to create $1,000 investment accounts for all American children born between 2025 and 2028 intends to help the next generation build wealth but would primarily benefit wealthy families.More Americans Are Filing for Retirement Benefits Earlier—Their Long-Term Retirement Security Could Suffer as a Result Claiming Social Security early reduces a person’s monthly benefit and can threaten their and their families’ economic security in the long term.Proposed Medicaid Cuts Could Jeopardize Health Care Access for 3 in 10 Young Adults Medicaid makes health care accessible to more than 2.7 million young adults in the US. Making it more difficult to apply for and maintain benefits could make it harder for young adults to successfully transition to adulthood.Improving How Policymakers and Researchers Measure Policy Outcomes and Fairness More policy actors are using equity assessments to estimate how policies could affect communities who have been historically disadvantaged. Shared definitions of key concepts and approaches will make these tools easier to use.More-Frequent Medicaid Redeterminations Would Reduce Health Insurance Coverage and Increase Administrative Costs Redetermining Medicaid expansion enrollment twice a year would reduce health insurance coverage for those eligible and create more administrative hassles for enrollees, state agencies, health plans, and providers.The Administration’s Budget Calls for Federal Housing Cuts, but States and Localities Can’t Solve the Housing Crisis Alone Although states and localities have started allocating more funds toward affordable housing development, they won’t be able to address the existing need without federal funding.
