Health Matters: November 2025

by PolicyMap Team
FEATURED POST

Medical Debt in America: Policy, Health, and Financial Impacts

Millions of Americans are burdened with medical debt, often exacerbated by a lack of insurance or inadequate coverage.

New data from the Urban Institute, now on PolicyMap, reveals how state-level protections and credit reporting reforms have helped reduce debt burdens — and why new federal guidance could reverse that progress. Discover how local policy interventions continue to shape the landscape of medical debt across the country.

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Mapping the Impact of SNAP Benefit Reductions During the Federal Shutdown

As the federal government shutdown disrupts SNAP funding, millions of Americans face uncertainty about how they’ll afford groceries this month. Explore how organizations can use PolicyMap to identify where benefit reductions may hit hardest, and guide a more targeted, data-driven response.

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CUSTOMER STORY
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Community Health Plan of Washington

Founded in 1992, Community Health Plan of Washington (CHPW) is a not-for-profit health plan offering Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, and Individual & Family health plans in Washington state.

Learn how both CHPW’s Social Drivers of Health and Population Analytics teams rely on PolicyMap for accurate, accessible community data to meet accreditation requirements, plan programs, and build predictive models that help CHPW better meet the needs of their members and the Washington communities they serve.

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Updated Data

*New Data* displaying Medicare-Accepting Provider locations from CMS, including the ability to filter to provider specialty, has been added to PolicyMap.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipient data from the Census Bureau has been updated to 2022 data.

The free and reduced-price lunch program (FRPL) eligibility data has been updated through the 2023-2024 School Year.

Head Start Center location data from HHS Office of the Administration for Children & Families has been updated to 2025.

We are committed to our promise of curated, cleaned, standardized, and always updated data. We’re posting real-time updates on our website, X (formerly known as Twitter) and BlueSky.
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