Matthew Lavallee
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Matthew Lavallee
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Currently PhDing at @jhu.edu | Economics, Medicaid, and the safety net
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Ok folks, we know work requirements reduce benefits without increasing work (cc: @chloeneast.bsky.social)

But who loses benefits and what happens if work requirements are reversed?

New evidence from linked SNAP-Medicaid data and a natural experiment in CT tell a concerning story...

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SNAP work requirements have biggest effect on those least able to work
Most people pushed out of SNAP in Connecticut didn’t find their way back in, even when work requirements were later reversed.
tobin.yale.edu
June 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Hopefully this is a useful tool: findlostdata.org
Find Lost Data
findlostdata.org
March 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM