States’ First-Ever Bill for SNAP Benefits Could Cost Billions
Summary of cost to states based on SNAP 2025 error rates
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Congress Should Staunch SNAP Participation Losses, Which Exceed CBO’s Estimates
Overview of SNAP participation losses, possible drivers, and implications
How States Will Implement H.R. 1’s Medicaid Policies, Including Those Taking Coverage Away for Not Meeting Work Requirements
Analysis examining how states are likely to implement H.R. 1’s Medicaid provisions, including work requirements and other policies that can put eligible people at risk of losing coverage due to administrative barriers.The resource outlines key implementation timelines under both early and standard implementation scenarios, highlighting the first and last enrollee cohorts affected, major state policy decisions, critical eligibility and enrollment deadlines, and policy effective dates that apply across states and implementation pathways.
States Need More Time to Prepare for Medicaid Work Requirement
States face an unrealistic timeline to implement Medicaid work requirements by January 2027 due to the compliance demands of data integration, system upgrades, and application portal modifications. These challenges are compounded by limited federal guidance, technical system constraints, and insufficient state capacity, making it difficult for states to adapt and administer the changes effectively. Consequently, those inside and outside the expansion group may face increased barriers to accessing these public benefits due to administrative strain.
SNAP Tracker: People Are Losing Food Assistance as the Republican Megabill Is Implemented
Tracker displaying most recent federal and state agency data on SNAP participation, along with unemployment trends.
Coordinating Medicaid and SNAP Work Requirements to Streamline Determinations
States can simplify and streamline determinations for individuals and agenciesand, reduce administrative burden, and minimize unnecessary coverage loss by leveraging the overlap in compliance activities and exemption reasons for individuals applying for or enrolled in both programs. Strategies on aligning exemptions, sharing data, and integrating verification processes highlighted through process flows and crosswalks.
Understanding CMS’s “Emmy” Medicaid Work Requirement Tools
CMS is offering states an open source, consent-based verification tool to streamline implementation of the Medicaid work requirement. This supports income verification for non-traditional workers, allows applicant review, and enables flexible system integration. Emmy API will also provide a single point of access for relevant data sources.
SNAP’s “Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility” Supports Working Families, Older Adults, and Those Saving for the Future
Resource explaining how SNAP’s BBCE helps working families qualify for food assistance by easing income and asset limits. It also outlines the potential negative impacts, such as increased food insecurity, if BBCE were eliminated.
Assessing the Medicaid Work Requirement Vendor Landscape
Describes approaches states will take toward implementation, highlights considerations for evaluating vendors, and provides detailed descriptions of vendor products across categories (based on product demos and conversations with vendors)