SNAP, Medicaid uncertainty to continue after government shutdown ends

Even after the government shutdown ends, Medicaid and SNAP benefit struggles will go on for some.

Low-wage workers face significant barriers accessing SNAP, Medicaid

Millions of Americans rely on public assistance programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and ...
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Medicaid vs. Obamacare: Costs, Benefits and Enrollment

Obamacare, formally known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is the federal law that created health insurance marketplaces and expanded protections. Meanwhile, Medicaid is a government-run health ...

Government shutdown impacts Medicaid as ACA open enrollment begins

The ongoing government shutdown is affecting federal benefits as open enrollment for insurance providers under the Affordable ...
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As maternal mortality increases, states push to extend Medicaid benefits

Hospital stays for 4 in 10 births in the United States are funded by Medicaid according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, but for many mothers, Medicaid benefits are cut off 60 days after giving birth.

How Medicaid’s New Work Requirement Will Work

Poor Americans will face new challenges to enroll, and states will have to build new bureaucracies. Medicaid, the public ...

Community advocates urge families to prepare as SNAP and Medicaid funding remains in limbo

Community advocates across Hampton Roads are helping families prepare as federal funding delays threaten SNAP and Medicaid ...

Veterans criticize GOP Reps. Barrett and James for cuts to SNAP, Medicaid on Veterans’ Day call

Veterans from Michigan’s 7th and 10th Congressional Districts called out their representatives, U.S. Reps. Tom Barrett ...