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Defend SNAP and Medicaid

The Senate is expected to vote on its version of the Big Brutal Bill this week and—like its House counterpart—it’s devastating for nutrition and health care programs for vulnerable communities.

The Senate proposal includes the largest cut to SNAP in history, as part of a budget package that guts basic needs programs.

The bill also contains the largest cuts to Medicaid in history, and will result in 16 million people losing their health insurance. A recent analysis of the House-passed bill found that because of the cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, the Affordable Care Act, and reduced staffing requirements at nursing homes, 51,000 people will die each year.

Additionally, according to the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as many as 330 rural hospitals nationwide could close or reduce services as a result of this bill. And, new research shows that cuts to Medicaid along with SNAP will reduce jobs by 1.2 million nationwide, equivalent to about a 0.8% increase in the unemployment rate.

Cutting the heart out of basic needs programs including SNAP and Medicaid doesn’t save states or the federal government money—it denies care and creates bigger problems down the road, shifting the burden to service providers, local governments, and taxpayers. This will lead to higher costs and more strain on budgets—household and state budgets alike. And it will cost lives.

It’s not too late to change course. Now more than ever, it’s critical that the Senate act to protect health care, nutrition, and other essential services that help millions of families meet their basic needs. We should strengthen support for these programs—not take them away

Click here to send a message to Congress telling them to reject draconian cuts and to strengthen human needs programs.

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Webinar: How to Use Upcoming Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Data

September 5, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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In an election year, it’s especially important to assess where we’ve made progress, and what’s held us back.

Please join us on Thursday, September 5th, at 1 pm ET, for a webinar to prepare you for the annual Census Bureau release of state and local poverty, income, and health insurance data.

The Census Bureau will release national poverty, income, and health insurance data on September 10, followed by state and local data on these and many other topics from the American Community Survey on September 12.

Every year, it’s important to understand income and health insurance trends – but it’s especially important now, because the nation experienced a dramatic reduction in child poverty as a result of the 2021 Child Tax Credit, only to see poverty surge after the CTC was allowed to expire. What has happened since? Have the Biden Administration’s vigorous efforts to promote Affordable Care Act health insurance, along with more generous premium tax credits, resulted in fewer uninsured people?

We’ll help you get ready to find and use the information coming out starting September 10 – with insightful analyses about poverty and health coverage, and practical instructions on how to navigate the Census Bureau’s website – so you can get the state/local data you need, and know how to find breakdowns by age, race, and ethnicity, and how to show trends over time.

List of speakers:

  • Christopher Wimer, Director of the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work
  • Stan Dorn, Director, Health Policy Project, UnidosUS -Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs
  • Ellen Teller, Chief Government Affairs Officer, Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), Moderator

If you are interested in the webinar but cannot join us, please register anyway. All registrants will receive the recording, slides, and follow-up information. We welcome you to forward this to other advocates who may be interested.

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