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An institute investigating and analysing U.S. social and economic problems and issues, including the New Federalism, welfare and welfare-to-work, Medicare, and disabilities issues.
Number of Employees 500
Contact Information
2100M Street N.W
Washington, District of Columbia 20037
1 202 833 7200
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NAICS Code Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling: 541910
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Will Boomer Retirees Form a New Army of Volunteers?
- 2007-12-13
Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 AScribe Newswire -- As the first phalanx of the 76 million-strong baby boom generation begins turning 62 and receiving Social Security benefits January 1, will they create a massive army of willing and able volunteers? Researchers from...
Dueling Numbers
- 2007-08-05
HOW many children have no health insurance? How many are eligible for Medicaid or the State Children's Health Insurance Program, the federal and state programs to cover low-income children, but are simply not enrolled? These are critical questions because the size of the problem determines how much money it would...
First Focus to Hold Children's Budget Summit on July 20, 2007
- 2007-07-16
To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Christopher Spina of First Focus, +1-703-535-3872, cell: +1-703-270-8171 WASHINGTON, July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Friday, July 20, 2007, First Focus, a bipartisan children's advocacy organization, will hold a Children's Budget Summit at the National Press Club. The objective is to address the 23% decline in the share...
Study: State rated low in work-support funds
- 2007-07-11
Earning a paycheck is only part of the problem for many families struggling to work their way out of poverty. Even after paychecks start coming in, families are often stretched to cover expenses such as child care, food and medical care, say advocates for the poor. ...
1.8 Million Uninsured Children Are Eligible for the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
- 2007-02-09
Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 AScribe Newswire -- The decade-old State Children's Health Insurance Program SCHIP has signed up close to 70 percent of its target population, a new Urban Institute report estimated, but 1.8 million eligible children nationwide are yet to...
New Book Offers Reform Agenda for a Working America.
- 2006-09-06
Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 AScribe Newswire -- Wage inequality in the United States is large and growing. At the same time, numerous federal policies discourage some people from working. A new book from the Urban Institute Press explains how government programs...
Editorial | What to do
- 2006-08-27
Post-Katrina ideas suggested by the Urban Institute (www.urban.org) to transform New Orleans include: Redistribute the low-income population by expanding existing federal tax incentive programs that encourage builders to include high-quality affordable housing in new developments in all neighborhoods. Also, provide housing vouchers, similar to Section 8, to increase the purchasing...
Medicare Policy Book Takes Beneficiaries' Perspective to Explore Program Pressures, Reform Options.
- 2006-05-25
Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, May 25 AScribe Newswire -- A new policy assessment of Medicare, arriving as the nation's largest public health care program enters its fifth decade amid calls to rein in spending, presents proposals for reforming the program, improving health care...
Golden years are active years, study shows.(FYI)
- 2006-04-01
Rocking chairs, shuffleboard matches, and card games are getting stiff competition from paid work, volunteering, and caregiving in the lives of older Americans, new research from the Urban Institute shows. Almost 80 percent of those aged 55 and older spend time working, ...
CBPP Briefing: Health Care Issues, Deficits, and Tax Cuts in the State of the Union Address
- 2006-01-27
News Advisory: WHAT: Conference Call Briefing on Health Care Issues, Deficits, and Tax Cuts in the State of the Union Address WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 11 a.m. ET Register on-line http://www.cbpp.org/confcall.htm WHO: -- Robert Reischauer, president, The Urban Institute -- Robert Greenstein, executive director, CBPP The...
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