This report presents key findings from a mixed methods study of Medicaid covered dental care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).The report shows that adults with I/DD that live in states that provide Medicaid coverage for preventive dental care are three times more likely to receive preventive dental care, relative to adults with […]
Author: Heather Koball
Limited by Design: How Restrictive Asset Limits Punish Families and Perpetuate the Cycle of Poverty
- Post author Heather Koball, Maggie Cely, Seth Hartig
- Project
- Publication Type Report
- Post date February 8, 2022
This article describes the harmful impact of restrictive asset limits on low-income families’ ability to save for the future.
What’s in Build Back Better? Lots to Help Working Families Get Ahead
- Post author Heather Koball, Sheila Smith, Seth Hartig
- Project
- Publication Type Blog
- Post date February 7, 2022
This blog examines an expected outcome of the Build Back Better Act that should receive more attention — the role of BBB in promoting family economic mobility. The blog discusses how BBB will help working families get ahead by reducing harmful benefit cliffs.
Access to Health Insurance for DACA Recipients with Disabilities: Regeneron Science Competition Project
- Post author Heather Koball, Jamie Lee Nicolas
- Project
- Publication Type Report
- Post date July 20, 2021
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was created to allow undocumented immigrants brought here as children to apply for protection from deportation and work permits. Some states also allowed DACA recipients to enroll in Medicaid. This report provides a more detailed look at health insurance coverage status of DACA recipients, particularly those with […]
Facts about Low-Income Children: Children under 18 Years, 2020
- Post author Heather Koball, Akilah Moore
- Project
- Publication Type Fact Sheet
- Post date March 30, 2021
This fact sheet shows the disparities in economic hardship experienced by children in 2019. These hardships have been exacerbated during the pandemic. For more information about economic hardships experienced by young children, under age 9, please click here.
Facts about Low-Income Children: Children under 9 Years, 2020
- Post author Heather Koball, Akilah Moore
- Project
- Publication Type Fact Sheet
- Post date March 30, 2021
This fact sheet shows the disparities in economic hardship experienced by young children, under age 9, in 2019. These hardships have been exacerbated during the pandemic. For more information about economic hardships experienced by all children, please click here.
From Programming to Policy Change
- Post author Seth Hartig, Heather Koball, Suma Setty
- Project Family Resource Simulator;
- Publication Type Infographic
- Post date September 18, 2020
This infographic depicts the organizational flow of policies used to help support economic mobility for low-income women and their families. The aim was to create legislative change, as well expand budgeting for various programs.
Family Resource Simulator Policy Impact Case Studies
- Post author Molly Sir, Seth Hartig, Heather Koball, Suma Setty
- Project Family Resource Simulator;
- Publication Type Report
- Post date August 1, 2020
Twenty-eight million working families and individuals rely on public benefits, such as childcare subsidies, SSI, Medicaid, SNAP, free school lunch, EITC, or free pre-K to make ends meet; however, public benefit programs sometimes penalize families as they earn more. Program administrators and policymakers have the power to improve and streamline program rules, but they need […]
Information Collection & Dissemination for Immigrant Serving Organizations
- Post author Heather Koball, Suma Setty
- Project Economic and Social Challenges of Immigrants in Long Island ;
- Publication Type Report
- Post date June 1, 2020
This report is the final of three that describes the social and economic needs of low-income immigrants in Suffolk and Nassau Counties, New York, commonly referred to as Long Island. It was supported by a 3-year grant from the New York State Office for New Americans (ONA) Community Navigator Program, through a subcontract with the Central American Refugee Center (CARECEN). This third and final report synthesizes […]
Plan to Improve Access to Oral Health Care for Adults with IDD in NJ
- Post author Heather Koball, Kavita Ahluwalia, Suma Setty, Chelsea Fosse
- Project Improving the Odds for Adolescents;
- Publication Type Report
- Post date May 1, 2020
This report is the culmination of an 18-month New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities (NJCDD) research grant awarded to Columbia University College of Dental Medicine and the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) to identify barriers to oral health and health care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and to develop a […]