Nebraska For Us statement on delayed SNAP and Medicaid data

“It has been seven weeks since Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services provided any information on where Medicaid and SNAP enrollment stand. For more than a decade, this information has been released on a monthly basis. With massive cuts well underway due to the Republican Tax Law and overwhelmed call centers, it has become clear that the environment is rapidly deteriorating as need and confusion grow.

“SNAP enrollment has fallen by more than 25% since the tax law’s passage, and the delayed data leads us to believe the figures have continued falling further. With Nebraska being the first state to implement Medicaid cuts, the trend is likely to follow what we have seen with SNAP as the state and enrollees try to keep up with the mounting confusion, paperwork, and roadblocks that were put in place by design.

“Prices are continuing to rise with yet another troubling new inflation report. Congressmen Don Bacon and Mike Flood voted for the Republican Tax Law, which led to Medicaid and SNAP cuts right here in Nebraska. Hardworking Nebraskans deserve to know the full impact their representatives’ votes are having on the state and our neighbors.”

-State Director Angie Lauritsen