Samarth Pandey

Samarth Pandey

Jharkhand, India

samarthpan945@gmail.com

Samarth Pandey is an India Regional Director at SPRING.

The Knowledge Society

Hey, I’m Samarth, but you can call me Sam! I’m a curious, innovative thinker from India with a knack for bringing ambitious ideas to life. I love working on projects that push boundaries and challenge the status quo. Whether it’s building something from scratch or brainstorming the next big thing, I’m always driven by a desire to create, improve, and solve problems in a meaningful way.

Publications

A Review on the CMS and Peace Corps Matching Program

In June 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed the establishment of a computer matching program with the Peace Corps to verify eligibility for Affordable Care Act premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions. The program will check Marketplace applicants against Peace Corps volunteer records, thus automatically disqualifying current and recently separated volunteers from receiving subsidies during their period of eligibility. This brief will explore the potential benefits and setbacks of the program, if implemented. It will evaluate the impact of the program on different groups of people and cover its likely implications. All in all, this program represents a meaningful addition to the overall goal of the ACA. It expands on its current eligibility verification infrastructure while keeping these additions modest and central to the CMS's goals. However, this program's ultimate effectiveness is contingent on consistent agency compliance, regular oversight, and strict care.

By Samarth Pandey

September 4, 2026

Public Comment on the European Union Critical Raw Materials Centre

The European Union's dependence on concentrated critical raw material supply chains – above all on China – has shifted from a long-recognised vulnerability to an active crisis. China's 2025 export restrictions on rare earth elements exposed the limits of the EU's existing policy toolkit: benchmarks without enforcement, matchmaking without contracts, and monitoring without purchasing power. The Critical Raw Materials Act and the RESourceEU Action Plan have established the right objectives but lack the institutional capacity to deliver them. This submission argues that the proposed Critical Raw Materials Centre represents a genuine opportunity to close that gap: but only if its founding regulation is built around binding commitment rather than voluntary coordination. Across all four strands, the difference between a Centre that works and one that merely convenes will be determined by legislative design choices made now. This submission, prepared by The SPRING Group, provides analysis and recommendations on joint purchasing, stockpiling, investment support, market intelligence, and governance, with particular attention to transparency, human rights due diligence, and SME access.

By Samarth Pandey

August 31, 2026

All People