What happens if there’s a partial repeal on Obamacare?

From the Urban Institute: The number of uninsured people would rise from 28.9 million to 58.7 million in 2019, an increase of 29.8 million people (103 percent). The share of non-elderly people without insurance would increase from 11 percent to 21 percent, a higher rate of uninsurance than before the ACA because of the disruption …

What if you’re a hungry teen in the U.S.?

Urban Institute and Feeding America recently released reports here and here  about hunger among teenagers in the U.S.A. Teens who suffer from food insecurity (they’re hungry, in other words) must resort to drastic measures — sex, drugs, crime — in order to get through the day. Here are some takeaways: Teen food insecurity is widespread. Even in …

Housing rental market is in a crisis

And that’s not just me saying it. That’s no less a body than the Urban Institute, which explores the housing affordability gap for extremely low-income renters. Finding housing is a crisis for some families, which means it’s a crisis for the rest of us, too. Just 28 of every 100 extremely poor families are able …