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The Effect of Work Requirements in SNAP in Virginia
Sponsor: Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)
Summary
More than a dozen states have proposed or plan to implement work requirements in Medicaid, and similar requirements already exist nationally in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), yet evidence on the effects of these policies is limited. In cooperation with the state of Virginia, the investigators plan to conduct a randomized controlled trial studying the impacts of work requirements in public programs on insurance coverage, SNAP participation, employment, and health, with a particular focus on changes in racial/ethnic and geographic disparities in these outcomes. The COVID-19 epidemic and concurrent economic downturn creates additional urgency around these issues, and the investigators will use a combination of national administrative data and a new population survey to assess disparities in employment, health care, and food insecurity during this crisis.
Official title: Disparities in Medicaid and SNAP Participation: the Effects of Work Requirements and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 49 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
12500
Start Date
2024-04-01
Completion Date
2026-12
Last Updated
2025-03-05
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Work requirement exemption months
Cross-randomized intervention will test effect of additional exemption months before work requirements in SNAP become binding and extensions of the standard SNAP recertification period.
Locations (1)
Virginia Department of Social Services (Home Office)
Glen Allen, Virginia, United States