- Gov: Utah won’t decide on Medicaid expansion until 2014, By Robert Gehrke and Jennifer Dobner, August 22, 2013, Salt Lake Tribune: “Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Thursday he will not make a decision until next year about whether to expand Medicaid to cover more of the state’s uninsured. Under the Affordable Care Act, most Americans must get health insurance by 2014 or face a tax penalty. The law gives states the option of expanding eligibility for their Medicaid programs to cover more low-income residents…”
- Snyder picking up push for Medicaid expansion, critics offering ‘hot air’ balloon rides ahead of vote, By Jonathan Oosting, August 21, 2013, MLive: “Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is beginning his final push for Medicaid reform and expansion ahead of an expected Senate vote next week…”
- Republican legislator proposes new cuts to Medicaid, By Catherine Candisky, August 23, 2013, Columbus Dispatch: “Thousands of poor pregnant women, parents and disabled workers would lose tax-funded health coverage under a Cincinnati-area Republican’s proposal to slash Medicaid eligibility…”
Day: August 23, 2013
States and Sequestration Cuts
States brace for new round of sequester cuts, By Elaine S. Povich, August 21, 2013, Stateline: “States have been forced to gear up for a potential second round of across-the-board federal spending cuts after Congress left for its summer recess without a budget deal. Another round of sequestration would reduce federal spending on everything from Meals on Wheels to Head Start, according to Federal Funds Information for States. FFIS is a Washington group that helps states manage their federal money…”
SNAP Enrollment – Florida, New Hampshire
- Despite more jobs, number of food stamp recipients keeps rising, By Donna Gehrke-White, August 19, 2013, Sun Sentinel: “Despite a dramatic increase in workers finding jobs in the past year, the number of people on food stamps in Broward and Palm Beach counties continues to rise to historic levels. Even though the unemployment rate in Palm Beach County has dropped from 9.6 percent to 7.7 since last July, the number of food stamps recipients has jumped to 194,120, an increase of 6.3 percent, according to the latest data from the state…”
- Food stamp caseload begins to fall in N.H., but agencies say many still need help, By Ben Leubsdorf, August 22, 2013, Concord Monitor: “The number of New Hampshire families relying on food stamps peaked in January and has been declining for six straight months, in large part because a newly reintroduced federal rule is limiting some low-income adults to three months of assistance…”