Health and Social Programs Archives - Center for Economic and Policy Research

CEPR explores economic policies that affect the US health care and welfare systems. Visit the coronavirus issue page for our latest on the pandemic.

CEPR explora las políticas económicas que impactan los sistemas de salud y de bienestar de los Estados Unidos. Visite la página de problemas de coronavirus para conocer lo último sobre la pandemia.

Op-Ed/Commentary

Health and Social ProgramsInequalityUS Wage Cap Allows Millionaires to Stop Contributing to Social Security on February 23, 2021

Today is the first day of 2021 that millionaires make no contribution to Social Security.

Sarah Rawlins / February 23, 2021

Briefing/Testimony

GovernmentHealth and Social ProgramsInequalityUS Comments on RIN 1235-AA34: Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Delay of Effective Date

Comments of Eileen Appelbaum, Co-Director, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington, DC. Submitted on FederalRegister.gov on February 13, 2021

Eileen Appelbaum / February 13, 2021

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GovernmentHealth and Social ProgramsUS It is Time for the FMLA to Fulfill the Promise of Inclusive and Paid Leave

February 5th, 2021 marks the 28th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). While this landmark federal legislation has protected the health and incomes of millions of workers, it still leaves out an overwhelming share of low- or moderate-in

Yixia Cai Eileen Appelbaum / February 04, 2021

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GovernmentGrowthHealth and Social ProgramsUS How to Make Joe Biden’s Budget Better Part II: Public Investment and the Green New Deal — Do Everything!

In Part I of this series, we addressed two of the immediate needs facing the Federal Government: cash assistance to individuals, and to state and local governments. Here in Part II, we confine our discussion to public investment, narrowly defined.

Max B. Sawicky / February 03, 2021