{"id":940,"date":"2025-09-04T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dangeladvertising.com\/?p=940"},"modified":"2025-09-05T15:04:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T15:04:01","slug":"listen-limiting-benefits-and-adding-restrictions-maha-reshapes-food-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dangeladvertising.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/04\/listen-limiting-benefits-and-adding-restrictions-maha-reshapes-food-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen: Limiting Benefits and Adding Restrictions, \u2018MAHA\u2019 Reshapes Food Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"

LISTEN: 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\u2019s \u201cHealth Hub\u201d on Sept. 3 to explain.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration is making historic changes to federal food aid as part of its plan to \u201cMake America Healthy Again.\u201d But some nutrition experts warn recent cuts to funding and more stringent rules to qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could do the opposite<\/a>: Worsen food insecurity and push families toward cheaper, less nutritious options.\u00a0<\/p>\n

KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam appeared on WAMU\u2019s \u201cHealth Hub\u201d on Sept. 3 to explain how these new policies are shaping what\u2019s on American dinner plates.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Taylor Cook contributed to this report.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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KFF Health News<\/a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF\u2014an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about KFF<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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