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

Economic Crisis and RecoveryHealth and Social ProgramsUS Setting the Record Straight About what Biden’s Proposed Social Programs Would Do

If this bill is passed, voters in the midterm elections a year from now will support those incumbents who made it happen.

Mark Weisbrot / LOS ANGELES TIMES / November 08, 2021

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Health and Social ProgramsUSWorkers The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in the Build Back Better Deal

What’s in the latest version of Biden and the Democrats’ massive social spending plan? Not everything progressives wanted, but more than might have been expected under a centrist president.

Max B. Sawicky / IN THESE TIMES / November 02, 2021

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Health and Social ProgramsInequalityUS NYT Spreads Fox News Style Misinformation on Family Leave and Childcare

Most wealthy countries with paid leave actually have higher rates of women's labor force participation than the United States.

Dean Baker / October 31, 2021

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Health and Social ProgramsInequalityUSWorkers Don’t Be Fooled Squid Game Fans, the United States is More Unequal Than South Korea on Several Measures

South Korea is an extremely unequal country, but at the same time, it has taken significant concrete steps to reduce inequalities, especially when it comes to families and children.

Algernon Austin Tamara Sokolowsky / October 27, 2021