May 17, 2023 Recently released national and state-by-state estimates of the degree to which the Supplemental Assistance Program (SNAP) is reaching residents with lower incomes are a helpful tool for assessing the program’s reach and gaps. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) SNAP Program Access Index (PAI) for 2021[i] indicates that on a national level […]
May 15, 2023 Although it seems like 2023 has just begun, the Maryland legislative session for this year has already concluded. With only 90 days in the session, Maryland state legislators and advocates had to move quickly to introduce, negotiate, and pass key policies to avoid the risk of having to wait until the next legislative […]
May 3, 2023 Families struggling to put food on the table do not need the added pressures that come from losing access to health care. For the past few years, states were allowed to temporarily stop eligibility reviews for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This kept people from losing their health coverage during […]
May 1, 2023 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) changes that worsen time limits on food benefits for certain unemployed and underemployed adults were attached to the debt limit package (H.R. 2811) that cleared the House on April 26. As the Senate takes up debt limit legislation, and Members of Congress continue working toward a 2023 […]
April 11, 2023 The American Society on Aging’s annual conference drew thousands of attendees to Atlanta, Georgia, last month to participate in sessions on topics ranging from how to be anti-ageist to developing age-friendly and climate-smart communities. I presented a poster session on how the pandemic only worsened food insecurity and the health of millions […]