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Thursday's Child panel forums spotlight the daunting pathways through childhood, along with the public programs and policies meant to ease the journey.
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First Tuesdays is a series of public policy discussions offering authoritative analysis and audience interaction on topics ranging from social services and politics to faith and well-being.
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The Urban Institute A new UI evaluation finds that foreclosure intervention counseling IS helping homeowners avoid losing their homes.
National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program Evaluation: Preliminary Analysis of Program Effec
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The National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling (NFMC) program is a special federal appropriation, administered by NeighborWorks® America, that is designed to support a rapid expansion of foreclosure intervention counseling in response to the nationwide foreclosure crisis. ...
The Urban Institute Asking "The Hard Questions" - If health reform gives most of the 49 million uninsured Americans access to coverage, will there be enough doctors to care for them? Can our system handle it? We asked a diverse group of our researchers.
The Urban Institute | The Hard Question on Access to Health Care: Will We Have Enough Doctors and Se
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In the health care reform debate, one of the features Congress is considering is an individual mandate, which would require everyone to get health insurance. But if most of the 49 million uninsured Americans get access to coverage after reform, will there be enough doctors to care for them?
The Urban Institute As the stimulus-based temporary assistance programs for the unemployed are about to expire, we've asked our experts what Congress should do to help jobless workers and speed job recovery. Here's what they have to say.
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The economy may be recovering, but unemployment is still on the rise, hitting 9.8 percent in September. Temporary assistance programs for jobless workers, such as enhanced unemployment insurance ...
The Urban Institute Congratulations to the TaxVox blog, a leader in healthy, passionate and respectful exchange of views on tax and fiscal policy, for turning two today! Thanks to our readers, commenters and everyone involved!
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We started TaxVox to communicate directly and quickly with an online community interested in fiscal policy issues.We’ll be commenting on federal, state, and local legislation; tax administration; and new research on individual and business taxation.We want your comments too. ...
The Urban Institute UI Press books are now available on scribd.com. You can download free excerpts, discuss books and buy full electronic versions. Books include "Housing Policy Revolution" and "Reforming Child Welfare" among others. More books to come. http://www.scribd.com/uipress
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It’s World Habitat Day. This year's theme is Planning Our Urban Future. As more of the world's population moves into urban areas, urban policy will play a vital role in how and where people will live. From affordable housing in a post-Katrina New Orleans to slum upgrades in India, Urban Institute researchers examine t...he economic and social forces that affect urban housing and communities. http://www.urban.org/housing/WorldHabita
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"In both developed and developing countries, cities and towns are increasingly feeling the effects of climate change, resource depletion, food insecurity, population growth and economic instability. These ...
The Urban Institute Policymakers and reporters talking today about our new report, estimating the cost of health reform failure for the 50 states: 10-30% increase in uninsured, doubled premiums for businesses, 75% increase in Medicaid/SCHIP over next ten years... http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=411965
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This paper used the Health Insurance Policy Simulation Model to examine the impact on insurance coverage in government, employer, and family spending in all 50 states in absence of reform. In all states ...
The Urban Institute New Census poverty numbers for 2008 are out – the poverty rate rose to 13.2%, or one in every eight Americans. Who is poor? What are the consequences? What works to alleviate? Our experts have plenty to say at www.urban.org/poverty.
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In 2008, more than one in eight Americans—39.8 million people—were poor. But who? Our researchers study poverty’s demographics to understand who is poor, size up the poverty gap, and examine poverty trends and dynamics.
The Urban Institute Health care reform debate - opinions and emotional arguments flying in from everywhere. Enter the debate armed with the facts about costs, how to pay for it, and what happens if we do nothing: http://bit.ly/NaNtW
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Emotions are flaring as constituents speak their minds to members of Congress home for August recess. That’s to be expected, since health care is both a personal and public issue, but let’s not forget to debate the basics:
The Urban Institute We've just given urban.org a facelift! Let us know what you think.
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The U.S. faces the challenging question of how to finance health reform, which is estimated to cost over $1.5 trillion over 10 years. In a new paper and brief, UI researchers examine realistic sources of savings and sources of revenue that could be used to pay for health reform. ...
The Urban Institute Form 990 users: file electronically - updated e-file web site is now live. http://efile.form990.org from the National Center for Charitable Statistics.
The Urban Institute How we can pay for health reform: new report analyzes options, argues realistic sources of savings & revenue that could be used http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=411932
The Urban Institute Affordable health insurance for all New Yorkers? Cost & coverage analysis of 4 reform options NY is considering. http://bit.ly/s4UTG
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Under contract to the State of New York, researchers conducted in-depth micro-simulation analyses of four types of health care reforms being considered for state implementation: a single payer public health ...
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Wall Street Journal named Urban Institute one of four think tanks "worth following" in the "econoTwitterverse." We'll keep bringing you our nonpartisan best @urbaninstitute
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