Medicare's key advisory panel has released its latest report to Congress, and analysts note that spending on supplemental benefits in Medicare Advantage (MA) has grown significantly over the past ...

1 in 8 Americans uses the SNAP program to buy groceries, but this week, according to *** memo put out by the Department of Agriculture, Federal food aid will not go out beginning November 1st. *** ...

The federally funded program is sometimes referred to as food stamps. The federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, has been an increasingly searched topic of discussion as ...

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In today’s complex benefits landscape, employers face mounting challenges in managing healthcare costs, designing effective plans, and engaging employees. With healthcare costs projected to rise 8% in ...

A sign on the door of a frozen food aisle reads "We accept SNAP food stamp program cards," at a Walgreens in Queens, New York, in 2024. A sign on the door of a frozen food aisle reads "We accept SNAP ...

Few if any programs of the U.S. government touch as many people as directly as Social Security. Nearly every working American pays Social Security taxes, and more than 55 million people receive ...

As the federal government shutdown stretched into late October 2025, social media users warned of potential disruptions to the federal government's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage, featuring analysis and discussion from all stakeholder perspectives with the goal of ...

President Donald Trump's administration announced sweeping new restrictions on access to federal benefits for undocumented immigrants. Under the directives, multiple federal agencies will tighten ...