The end of SNAP benefits in 2026??

Some Medicaid enrollees who receive food assistance benefits from SNAP could lose both health insurance coverage and financial resources to supplement their food budgets as a result of the reconciliation bill.

Proposed changes in eligibility rules in both SNAP and Medicaid may jeopardize some people’s access to both adequate food and health care if various provisions of the bill take effect, in part because there is a significant overlap in eligibility requirements for Medicaid and SNAP across states. Four in 10 (40%) Medicaid enrollees receive SNAP benefits, compared to only 3% of those without Medicaid.

Many people enrolled in the programs slated for cuts in the reconciliation bill, including Medicaid and those receiving SNAP benefits, already experience food insecurity.

Posted on 02 Oct 2025, 18:43 - Category: Pressing issues