Gray Cat Policy
Selected Publications and Appearances
Publications
- Schwartz and Lower-Basch, Executive Action Spotlight, Protecting Immigrant Families, 2026.
- Lower-Basch, Work Requirement in H.R. 1 (OBBBA) as Enacted, Updated 2026.
- Lower-Basch, Five reasons states should be planning for Medicaid and SNAP work requirements together, 2025.
- Danker, Gonzales, Lower-Basch, and Rachamallu, House Republican Reconciliation Bill Takes Away Health Coverage, Food Assistance, Tax Credits from Millions of Immigrants and Their Families, CBPP, 2025.
- Lower-Basch and Mehta, Putting the Pieces Together for Families with Young Children: Aligning State HHS, Nutrition, Child Care, and Paid Family Leave, CLASP, 2023.
- Lower-Basch, Testimony for Mississippi State Legislative Hearing on TANF, CLASP, 2022.
- Aluoch, Broxton, Gordon, Izquierdo, Moore, Giklesson, Dolby, and Lower-Basch, A Community-Driven Anti-Racist Vision for SNAP, CLASP and the Community Partnership Group, 2022.
- Burnside, Lower-Basch, Dolly, Gilkesson, and McCorkell, Advancing Disability Equity and Access in TANF and SNAP for People with Long COVID, CLASP, 2022.
- Lower-Basch and Fairbanks, Understanding State Contexts for Benefit Administration, CLASP, 2021.
- Lower-Basch, Fight Poverty, Hunger and Health Care Needs by Removing Barriers to Program Access, CLASP, 2020.
- Lower-Basch, Improving Access, Cutting Red Tape, APHSA Policy and Practice, 2017.
- Lower-Basch, Young Adults and TANF: Rethinking Work Activities, CLASP, 2016
- Lower-Basch and Schmit, TANF and the First Year of Life: Making a Difference at a Pivotal Moment, CLASP, 2015.
- Lower-Basch, Social Impact Bonds: Overview and Considerations, CLASP, 2014.
- Lower-Basch, Testimony at a Hearing on Waiving Work Requirements in the TANF Program, House Ways and Means Committee, 2013.
- Lower-Basch and Dorn, Moving to 21st Century Public Benefits: Emerging Options, Great Promise, and Key Challenges, Coalition for Access and Opportunity, 2012.
- Lower-Basch, Rethinking Work Opportunity: From Tax Credits to Subsidized Job Placements, CLASP, 2011.
- Pavetti, Schott and Lower-Basch, Creating Subsidized Employment Opportunities for Low-Income Parents: The Legacy of the TANF Emergency Fund, CLASP and CBPP, 2011.
- Lower-Basch, Guide to Use of TANF and MOE Funds, CLASP, 2011.
- Lower-Basch and Greenberg, Single Mothers in the Era of Welfare Reform, Labor and Employment Relations Association, 2009.
- Lower-Basch, Leavers and Diversion Studies: Preliminary analysis of racial differences in caseload trends and leaver outcomes, ASPE, 2000.
Appearances
- Using TANF to Support Child Care in Mississippi, 2025.
- Food Insecurity and Assistance Benefit Programs, Washington Journal, 2023.
