Medicaid work requirements would leave more low-income people without health insurance – but this policy is unlikely to pass this time around

Adults insured by Medicaid who are 19 to 55 years old and don’t have children or other dependents would need to spend 80 hours a month doing paid work, job training or community service.

Simon F. Haeder, Associate Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University • conversation
May 8, 2023 ~9 min

These four challenges will shape the next farm bill – and how the US eats

Even if you don’t live near farm country, you’ve got a stake in the upcoming farm bill – including what kind of farms your tax dollars support.

Kathleen Merrigan, Executive Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University • conversation
May 8, 2023 ~10 min


Millions of Americans struggle to pay their water bills – here's how a national water aid program could work

Should the U.S. help low-income households afford water service, as it does with heating and groceries? Chile does. An economist explains how it works there and how it could work here.

Joseph Cook, Associate Professor of Economic Sciences, Washington State University • conversation
Nov. 29, 2021 ~10 min

The pandemic has made it even harder for one in three Americans to obtain healthy, affordable food

A recent survey finds that the pandemic made it harder for many US households to put food on the table. It also changed the ways in which people buy and store food.

Douglas Buhler, Director of AgBioResearch and Assistant Vice President of Research and Innovation, Michigan State University • conversation
Oct. 26, 2021 ~5 min

Government and charitable actions likely kept millions of Americans out of food insecurity during the pandemic

While the food insecurity rate held steady in 2020, the racial hunger gap increased.

Craig Gundersen, Professor of Economics, Baylor University • conversation
Sept. 8, 2021 ~4 min

The US is taking a bite out of its food insecurity – here's one way to scrap the problem altogether

An economist explains what it would cost to give SNAP benefits to all Americans in households earning up to about $100,000 per year – and why it would be worth it.

Craig Gundersen, Professor of Economics, Baylor University • conversation
Aug. 19, 2021 ~6 min

How stigma, anxiety and other psychological factors can contribute to food insecurity

Detecting food insecurity requires more than assessing what’s in your refrigerator or measuring the distance between your home and the closest supermarket.

Cassandra M. Johnson, Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Foods, Texas State University • conversation
Aug. 11, 2021 ~5 min

18 million US children are at risk of hunger: How is the problem being addressed and what more can be done?

An estimated 1 in 4 US children have trouble getting enough to eat at least sometimes. We asked four scholars for their insights..

Kecia Johnson, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Mississippi State University • conversation
Jan. 11, 2021 ~13 min


A hospital that prescribes free nutritious food to families who need more than medical care

Dayton Children’s Hospital has begun to screen patients and their families for food insecurity, referring many of them to its 'Food Pharm.'

Diana Cuy Castellanos, Assistant Professor of Dietetics and Nutrition, University of Dayton • conversation
Dec. 14, 2020 ~3 min

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