Eli Hager is a reporter at ProPublica. He focuses on issues affecting poor and working-class individuals across the United States, with a particular emphasis on public policy and its impact on vulnerable populations in various settings, including urban and rural areas, schools, and jails. Hager's investigative work has garnered significant recognition, including being a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2022, and his reporting has been featured in prominent outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, and NBC News.
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By: Eli Hager
It’s never been easy to qualify for Social Security disability benefits. Christopher Tincher knows this firsthand.Tincher began his working life in a coal mine in Aflex, Kentucky, as a teenager in the 1980s. As mines across the region shuttered, he turned to scraping grills at a Hardee’s, then clean...
By: Eli Hager
Particularly in states that voted for Trump, millions may find it harder to qualify for disability benefits.
By: Eli Hager
It's never been easy to qualify for Social Security disability benefits. Christopher Tincher knows this firsthand.
By: Eli Hager
After meeting with advocates, the Trump administration confirmed it has scrapped a controversial regulation that would have cut disability benefits for older workers.
By: Eli Hager
On Nov. 13, a small team of advocates for people with disabilities stepped through White House security and into the narrow, bustling corridors of the West Wing, unsure what to expect. They'd managed to get a short meeting with James Blair, who is one of President Donald Trump's deputy chiefs of staff, in the hopes of preventing a planned policy change. In recent weeks, ProPublica and
By: Eli Hager
On Nov. 13, a small team of advocates for people with disabilities stepped through White House security and into the narrow, bustling corridors of the West Wing, unsure what to expect. They’d managed to get a short meeting with James Blair, who is one of President Donald Trump’s deputy chiefs of sta...
By: Eli Hager
President Donald Trump's so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act will shift billions in costs for SNAP and Medicaid to states. But with 26 having cut or eliminated state income taxes just since 2021, they may not have the money to continue the programs.
By: Eli Hager
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By: Eli Hager
A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities whose parents or relatives receive SNAP benefits.
By: Eli Hager
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