Limiting Benefits and Adding Restrictions, ‘MAHA’ Reshapes Food Aid

Limiting Benefits and Adding Restrictions, ‘MAHA’ Reshapes Food Aid

Carrot or the stick? Some nutritionists say incentives are the best way to improve the diets of low-income Americans on food aid, while the Trump administration seems focused on restrictions. KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam appeared on WAMU’s “Health Hub” on Sept. 3 to explain. The Trump administration is making historic changes to federal food aid as part of its plan to “Make America Healthy Again.” But some nutrition expert…

Black Leaders Praise Junk Food Restrictions in SNAP Assistance Programs

The ongoing battle to Make America Healthy Again seems to be gaining ground as states line up to remove junk foods from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program. While black Americans and minority communities suffer disproportionately from diseases caused by poor dietary choices, both the companies that produce these foods and the healthcare industry grotesquely benefit. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. K…