Actively Recruiting
The Effect of Work Requirements in SNAP in Virginia
Led by Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM) · Updated on 2025-03-05
12500
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
139 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)
Lead Sponsor
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Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
The Effect of Work Requirements in SNAP in Virginia
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Eligible for Virginia's SNAP program as an "able-bodied adult without dependents" (ABAWD) and thus subject to work requirements (age 18 to 49)
You will not qualify if you...
- Categorical exemption from work requirements for any reason (such as having a disability, having dependents, or living in a geographic area where work requirements have been waived due to elevated employment)
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Virginia Department of Social Services (Home Office)
Glen Allen, Virginia, United States, 23060
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Timothy J Layton, PhD
CONTACT
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Adrianna McIntyre, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
FACTORIAL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
5
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