off the charts POLICY INSIGHT BEYOND THE NUMBERS Home Blog In Case You Missed It... In Case You Missed It... March 27, 2020, 4:00 pm | By CBPP This week at CBPP, we focused on the economy, state budgets and taxes, health, food assistance, and the federal budget. On the economy, Robert Greenstein stated that the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act includes important aid, but there is more needed to meet urgent needs. CBPP and the Niskanen Center issued joint recommendations to strengthen a Senate Republican COVID-19 economic response proposal. We compiled a coronavirus response roundup that we will continue to update as we issue more analyses. We also updated our chart book tracking the post-Great Recession economy and our backgrounder on how many weeks of unemployment compensation are available. A number of CBPP authors noted that while the CARES Act includes essential measures to respond to the public health and economic crises, more will be needed. On state budgets and taxes, Nicholas Johnson noted that the bipartisan CARES Act contains significant funds for states. We posted a fact sheet on how much each state will receive from the Act’s Coronavirus Relief Fund. We posted an interactive map detailing how some states are much better prepared than others for a recession. On health, Tara Straw reflected on how, on its tenth anniversary, the Affordable Care Act is helping to address our public health and economic crisis. On food assistance, Dottie Rosenbaum, Ed Bolen, Zoë Neuberger, and Stacy Dean called on the Department of Agriculture and states to act quickly to deliver food assistance allowed by the Families First Act. Rosenbaum explained that the CARES Act does not boost SNAP, but the next stimulus package should. On the federal budget, Greenstein emphasized that low-income people must be eligible for stimulus payments and actually receive them. Chart of the Week — Uninsured Rate Would Spike If Supreme Court Strikes Down ACA Share Chart on Facebook Share Chart on Twitter Chart A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights: States and cities should brace themselves for a downward spiralWashington Post March 26, 2020 States seek food-stamp flexibility as pandemic limits optionsRoll Call March 26, 2020 What’s in It for You? $1,200 Checks, 13 Weeks of Unemployment Payments, And More NPR March 25, 2020 Coronavirus Is Slamming State Unemployment Systems Route Fifty March 25, 2020 Pandemic could lead to 'major upheaval' in school district budgets Education Dive March 25, 2020 The coronavirus unemployment insurance plan, explained Vox March 24, 2020 Don’t miss any of our posts, papers, or charts — follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. CBPP Share Facebook Twitter Print Email PreviousLatest Coronavirus Response Package Doesn’t Boost SNAP — the Next One ShouldNextCongress Should Reject Attempts to Weaken Medicaid Protections Enacted in Bipartisan COVID-19 Response Bill Stay up to date Email address Submit Receive the latest news and reports from the Center