"Many Massachusetts residents are at risk of losing their Medicaid coverage, SNAP benefits, and more under the cuts. Massachusetts officials launched a new online dashboard this week designed to clearly show how federal funding cuts are negatively impacting Massachusetts under the Trump administration. All told, the state has lost about $3.7 billion due to President Trump and a Congress beholden to him, according to the dashboard."
"Health and human services programs have been hit the hardest so far, to the tune of about $1.6 billion in cuts. Through congressional action, tax credit programs related to MassHealth and the state's Health Safety Net are set to lose hundreds of millions of dollars. About 28% of Massachusetts residents are enrolled in MassHealth, and the state's Medicaid program. The dashboard highlights how up to 300,000 current Medicaid"
Massachusetts launched a new online dashboard to show federal funding cuts under the Trump administration totaling about $3.7 billion. Health and human services programs account for roughly $1.6 billion of cuts so far. Tax credit programs tied to MassHealth and the Health Safety Net face reductions worth hundreds of millions. Approximately 28% of residents are enrolled in MassHealth, and up to 300,000 current Medicaid recipients may lose coverage. SNAP benefits and other supports are at risk. The dashboard provides a tool for tracking federal funds that Massachusetts is being deprived of.
Read at Boston.com
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