Few government programs in the United States are as controversial as those designed to help the poor. From tax credits to medical assistance, the size and structure of the American safety net is an issue of constant debate. These two volumes update the earlier Means-Tested Transfer Programs in...

Intro -- Contents: Volume I -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction - Robert A. Moffitt -- 1. The Medicaid Program - Thomas Buchmueller, John C. Ham, and Lara D. Shore-Sheppard -- 2. The Earned Income Tax Credit - Austin Nichols and Jesse Rothstein -- 3. US Food and Nutrition Programs - Hilary Hoynes...

Intro -- Contents: Volume II -- Preface - Robert A. Moffitt -- 1. The Supplemental Security Income Program - Mark Duggan, Melissa S. Kearney, and Stephanie Rennane -- 2. Low-Income Housing Policy - Robert Collinson, Ingrid Gould Ellen, and Jens Ludwig -- 3. Employment and Training Programs -...

Few United States government programs are as controversial as those designed to aid the poor. From tax credits to medical assistance, aid to needy families is surrounded by debate-on what benefits should be offered, what forms they should take, and how they should be administered. The past few...

Few United States government programs are as controversial as those designed to aid the poor. From tax credits to medical assistance, aid to needy families is surrounded by debate—on what benefits should be offered, what forms they should take, and how they should be administered. The past few...

Few government programs in the United States are as controversial as those designed to help the poor. From tax credits to medical assistance, the size and structure of the American safety net is an issue of constant debate. These two volumes update the earlier Means-Tested Transfer Programs in...