A teenage cancer survivor in remission lost her Medicaid disability coverage after Montana officials reclassified her eligibility without consulting her treating physicians, exposing the bureaucratic chaos states face as federal work requirements roll out nationwide. Taya Hailstone was ten years old when doctors diagnosed her with Hodgkin lymphoma. During treatment, her intestines tore and had […] The post Montana stripped a 19-year-old cancer survivor's Medicaid coverage — without calling her doctors appeared first on American Almanac .
A teenage cancer survivor in remission lost her Medicaid disability coverage after Montana officials reclassified her eligibility without consulting her treating physicians, exposing the bureaucratic chaos states face as federal work requirements roll out nationwide. Taya Hailstone was ten years old when doctors diagnosed her with Hodgkin lymphoma. During treatment, her intestines tore and had to be partially removed. She has been in remission for five years. She still sees doctors roughly three times a week, driving nearly two hours round-trip from Roundup, a central Montana town of about 2,000 people, to specialists in Billings. The federal government classified her as disabled as recently as 2024. Then Montana's Department of Public…Open
Roughly five million Americans have lost access to federal food assistance since the Republican-backed budget bill became law, and a looming October 1 cost shift threatens to push states into even deeper cuts just as Congress returns from recess. The scale of the drop caught even Washington's budget forecasters off guard. The Center on Budget […] The post Five million Americans lost SNAP benefits after H.R. 1 — and states face a new cost cliff in weeks appeared first on American Almanac .
Roughly five million Americans have lost access to federal food assistance since the Republican-backed budget bill became law, and a looming October 1 cost shift threatens to push states into even deeper cuts just as Congress returns from recess. The scale of the drop caught even Washington's budget forecasters off guard. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reports that SNAP participation has fallen far faster and far deeper than the Congressional Budget Office projected when H.R. 1, the sprawling legislation known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill", was enacted. More than 1.5 million of those who lost access are children, ABC News reported . Starting October 1, states must cover 75 percent of SNAP administrative costs, expenses the…Open
The CBO estimates 5.3 million more people will be uninsured in 2034 because of a new Medicaid work requirement. Life is getting more expensive. What’s next? Stream CNN Breaks It Down for answers on the CNN app: https://cnn.it/4bZ6MRr #News
The CBO estimates 5.3 million more people will be uninsured in 2034 because of a new Medicaid work requirement. Life is getting more expensive. What’s next? Stream CNN Breaks It Down for answers on the CNN app: https://cnn.it/4bZ6MRr #News
Soda purchases among SNAP recipients have declined following the Trump administration's new measures, according to a new study.
New research has revealed that new Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) restrictions have reduced sugary drink purchases among food stamp recipients. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Soda purchases among SNAP recipients have declined following the Trump administration’s new restrictions on unhealthy food and drinks, according to a new study. DETAIL: The new restrictions are part of the Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) drive, led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The new restrictions allow states to redefine SNAP-eligible items. According to a new study by researchers from the University of Chicago, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Stanford University,…Open
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) enrollment dropped by more than 13 percent in just one year.
The United States’ largest food assistance program, SNAP, has seen a dramatic enrollment decline due to new work requirements and administrative hurdles introduced by President Donald J. Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: This reduction follows the introduction of stricter requirements. Under new federal rules, adults aged between 55 and 64 and parents of children aged between 14 and 17 must now meet work, volunteer, or education requirements in order to qualify for the food stamps program. Specifically, new data released this week revealed that enrollment fell from 42.2 million in May 2025 to 36.6 million in May this year, much faster than anticipated. Arizona experienced the largest drop in…Open
Medicaid will have new work requirements next year. But some people with disabilities, who already work, say they'd like to work more, but risk losing their Medicaid coverage if they earn too much.
Health experts will testify before the Senate Budget Committee on Medicaid, just months after the Trump administration issued a new rule requiring states to implement work requirements before approving residents for the low-income insurance program. The long-anticipated update guides 42 states and the District of Columbia in carrying out the work rules implemented by President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Republican lawmakers and health officials have billed the policy as a way to combat waste, fraud and abuse in the program — but not without scrutiny. The hearing also comes as the administration has moved to end premium Medicare subsidies implemented under the Biden administration, alleging the program benefited insurance…
