PolicyLab welcomes this opportunity to comment on the 2023 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) State Plan of Program Operation and Administration.

In this memo, our experts present recommendations to improve PA WIC access and enrollment—based on research conducted by investigators at PolicyLab—which seek to leverage policy flexibility and partnerships to lower barriers to accessing WIC services and, ultimately, ensure adequate nutrition for all new mothers and young children across the commonwealth.