Improve Health by Expanding SNAP Benefits and Eligibility, Not Imposing Food Restrictions
WASHINGTON, March 12, 2018 — A new report from a Bipartisan Policy Center task force does not address the bedrock strategies to leverage SNAP for better health. Instead, the report proposes strategies such as restricting food choice, which runs the real risk of causing the SNAP program considerable harm by stigmatizing beneficiaries and throwing sand in the gears of this very successful program.
