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Children's HealthWatch, based at Boston Medical Center, works to improve the health of young children by informing policies that address economic hardships.
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After families went weeks without food assistance during the shutdown, USDA is escalating again by pressuring states to hand over extensive personal data on SNAP households and warning that benefit payments could be withheld if states refuse.
Link: frac.org/blog/usda-es...
Link: frac.org/blog/usda-es...
USDA Escalates SNAP Data Demands: A Threat to Privacy, Program Integrity, and Public Trust - Food Research & Action Center
Published December 5, 2025 The nation is still emerging from the unprecedented disruption of the November government shutdown, during which the Trump administration refused to issue Supplemental Nutri...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
After families went weeks without food assistance during the shutdown, USDA is escalating again by pressuring states to hand over extensive personal data on SNAP households and warning that benefit payments could be withheld if states refuse.
Link: frac.org/blog/usda-es...
Link: frac.org/blog/usda-es...
Even if SNAP is fully funded, cuts to the program will harm child and family health across Massachusetts—and the country. Learn more in a @bostonglobe.com letter to the editor by Executive Director @stephanieedc.bsky.social anieedc.bsky.social, PhD, MPH: childrenshealthwatch.org/federal-snip...
December 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Even if SNAP is fully funded, cuts to the program will harm child and family health across Massachusetts—and the country. Learn more in a @bostonglobe.com letter to the editor by Executive Director @stephanieedc.bsky.social anieedc.bsky.social, PhD, MPH: childrenshealthwatch.org/federal-snip...
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SNAP got a lot of attention during the government shutdown. More lasting changes are coming for food stamps. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Even as SNAP Resumes, New Work Rules Threaten Access for Years To Come - KFF Health News
Even as the federal government resumed funding the nation’s largest food assistance program, people are at risk of losing access to the aid because of new rules.
kffhealthnews.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
SNAP got a lot of attention during the government shutdown. More lasting changes are coming for food stamps. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
We are alarmed by the DHS proposal to rescind the 2022 public charge rule and give the agency authority to refuse permanent residency based on past or future use of safety net programs & consider an applicant’s health characteristics. Read our full statement: childrenshealthwatch.org/statement-on...
November 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We are alarmed by the DHS proposal to rescind the 2022 public charge rule and give the agency authority to refuse permanent residency based on past or future use of safety net programs & consider an applicant’s health characteristics. Read our full statement: childrenshealthwatch.org/statement-on...
Our Executive Director @stephanieedc.bsky.social discusses the harms that will come from SNAP cuts in today's @bostonglobe.com: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/19/o...
November 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Our Executive Director @stephanieedc.bsky.social discusses the harms that will come from SNAP cuts in today's @bostonglobe.com: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/19/o...
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A big thank you to all of our partners who joined us for a day of lobbying and advocacy at the State House. Our coalition remains committed to our goal of raising cash assistance grants for all low income families in MA. #EndDeepPovertyNow
November 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A big thank you to all of our partners who joined us for a day of lobbying and advocacy at the State House. Our coalition remains committed to our goal of raising cash assistance grants for all low income families in MA. #EndDeepPovertyNow
"There is no 'pause' button for health care access in the lives of infants and toddlers. The costs of the expiring tax credits will not wait, and they will not be abstract. They will be borne by the bodies and futures of my patients — our youngest Minnesotans."
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"There is no 'pause' button for health care access in the lives of infants and toddlers. The costs of the expiring tax credits will not wait, and they will not be abstract. They will be borne by the bodies and futures of my patients — our youngest Minnesotans."
Children's HealthWatch celebrates the establishment of a state-level Earned Income Tax Credit in Pennsylvania. The Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit will put $193 million directly into the pockets of 940,000 low- to moderate-income state residents.
November 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Children's HealthWatch celebrates the establishment of a state-level Earned Income Tax Credit in Pennsylvania. The Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit will put $193 million directly into the pockets of 940,000 low- to moderate-income state residents.
Children’s HealthWatch is deeply concerned by the temporary funding bill Congress passed on Nov. 12, which fails to permanently extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits. Read our full statement: childrenshealthwatch.org/statement-on...
November 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Children’s HealthWatch is deeply concerned by the temporary funding bill Congress passed on Nov. 12, which fails to permanently extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits. Read our full statement: childrenshealthwatch.org/statement-on...
Dr. Michael Arenson, a Hennepin Healthcare pediatrician and our new Minnesota principal investigator, explains why the end of the government shutdown isn't the end of the SNAP crisis for Minnesotan families in this piece for @startribune.com: www.startribune.com/supplemental...
November 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Dr. Michael Arenson, a Hennepin Healthcare pediatrician and our new Minnesota principal investigator, explains why the end of the government shutdown isn't the end of the SNAP crisis for Minnesotan families in this piece for @startribune.com: www.startribune.com/supplemental...
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This shutdown showed how essential SNAP is for the 42 million people who rely on it to put food on the table. People cannot go without benefits, and states cannot carry the weight of higher costs and administrative burdens. frac.org/news/shutdow...
November 13, 2025 at 3:33 AM
This shutdown showed how essential SNAP is for the 42 million people who rely on it to put food on the table. People cannot go without benefits, and states cannot carry the weight of higher costs and administrative burdens. frac.org/news/shutdow...
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Join us and MomsRising.org in demanding the Administration fully and immediately fund November SNAP benefits. Not partial payments. Not delayed payments. Full payments now.
Read these stories from SNAP recipients across the country.
Read these stories from SNAP recipients across the country.
November 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Join us and MomsRising.org in demanding the Administration fully and immediately fund November SNAP benefits. Not partial payments. Not delayed payments. Full payments now.
Read these stories from SNAP recipients across the country.
Read these stories from SNAP recipients across the country.
For the first time in history, SNAP recipients are seeing delayed and prorated benefits. Our research has shown that young children can’t wait—their growth and development is at stake. This crisis was avoidable, but there's still time to act. We call on USDA to fully fund SNAP.
November 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
For the first time in history, SNAP recipients are seeing delayed and prorated benefits. Our research has shown that young children can’t wait—their growth and development is at stake. This crisis was avoidable, but there's still time to act. We call on USDA to fully fund SNAP.
“You can’t think forward if you’re constantly scrabbling for the moment.”
@baystatebanner.bsky.social's story about the @publichealth.boston.gov and Northeastern IHESJR summit our ED @stephanieedc.bsky.social attended on the social determinants of mental health: baystatebanner.com/2025/10/29/a...
@baystatebanner.bsky.social's story about the @publichealth.boston.gov and Northeastern IHESJR summit our ED @stephanieedc.bsky.social attended on the social determinants of mental health: baystatebanner.com/2025/10/29/a...
November 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“You can’t think forward if you’re constantly scrabbling for the moment.”
@baystatebanner.bsky.social's story about the @publichealth.boston.gov and Northeastern IHESJR summit our ED @stephanieedc.bsky.social attended on the social determinants of mental health: baystatebanner.com/2025/10/29/a...
@baystatebanner.bsky.social's story about the @publichealth.boston.gov and Northeastern IHESJR summit our ED @stephanieedc.bsky.social attended on the social determinants of mental health: baystatebanner.com/2025/10/29/a...
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There are tens of thousands of Coloradans with a story like Chelsey Baker-Hauck. Chelsey owns a small business and gets a subsidy to help pay for her health insurance. Without the extension of enhanced premium tax credits, her premium will double.
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Health insurance premiums for 225,000 Coloradans are about to double
The state says because Congress has not re-authorized tax credits to subsidize the cost of health insurance on state marketplaces, many consumers are facing a huge increase.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
There are tens of thousands of Coloradans with a story like Chelsey Baker-Hauck. Chelsey owns a small business and gets a subsidy to help pay for her health insurance. Without the extension of enhanced premium tax credits, her premium will double.
#HealthcareHeist
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#HealthcareHeist
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H.R. 1 cuts healthcare for everyday working families. In Massachusetts, premiums are projected to rise hundreds or thousands of dollars a year. Congress must work together to make sure prices don’t go up even more. #HealthcareHeist
November 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
H.R. 1 cuts healthcare for everyday working families. In Massachusetts, premiums are projected to rise hundreds or thousands of dollars a year. Congress must work together to make sure prices don’t go up even more. #HealthcareHeist
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“I don't know if I've ever cried opening a letter from an insurance or before, but it happened this time.”
Stacy’s premium this year has been $495.32 for coverage for her and her husband. Without the ACA tax credit in 2026, it will increase to $2,168.68.
Stacy’s premium this year has been $495.32 for coverage for her and her husband. Without the ACA tax credit in 2026, it will increase to $2,168.68.
Obamacare enrollee sees premium spike over 300% as sign-up period begins: 'This will devastate us'
Millions across the country will discover just how much their plans will cost when open enrollment for Affordable Care Act insurance plans begins on Nov. 1.
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November 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
“I don't know if I've ever cried opening a letter from an insurance or before, but it happened this time.”
Stacy’s premium this year has been $495.32 for coverage for her and her husband. Without the ACA tax credit in 2026, it will increase to $2,168.68.
Stacy’s premium this year has been $495.32 for coverage for her and her husband. Without the ACA tax credit in 2026, it will increase to $2,168.68.
This week, we're participating in @economicsecurityproject.org's Stop the Healthcare Heist Week of Action. The cost of everything is going up - the last thing people can afford is more expensive healthcare. Stay tuned and join in on the action: economicsecurity.us/resource/hea... #HealthcareHeist
Healthcare Heist Week of Action Toolkit - Economic Security Project Action
Take Action Now to Stop the Healthcare Heist 22 million people will see their healthcare premiums double this fall, and 4.8 million will lose healthcare because they can no longer afford it, all to fu...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This week, we're participating in @economicsecurityproject.org's Stop the Healthcare Heist Week of Action. The cost of everything is going up - the last thing people can afford is more expensive healthcare. Stay tuned and join in on the action: economicsecurity.us/resource/hea... #HealthcareHeist
From housing to taxes, the “Pathways to Possibility” report charts a path to reduce poverty in Massachusetts. We’re eager to see these solutions in action. Learn more: malegislature.gov/Bills/194/SD...
October 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
From housing to taxes, the “Pathways to Possibility” report charts a path to reduce poverty in Massachusetts. We’re eager to see these solutions in action. Learn more: malegislature.gov/Bills/194/SD...
Our Philadelphia principal investigator Felice Le-Scherban breaks down the consequences of the SNAP funding lapse for nearly 2 million Pennsylvanians in this excellent explainer for @us.theconversation.com.
SNAP benefit freeze will leave millions nationwide struggling to pay for food – including 472,711 people in Philadelphia
Starting Nov. 1, 2025, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will stop being distributed in Pennsylvania due to the federal government shutdown, which began Oct. 1.
theconversation.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Our Philadelphia principal investigator Felice Le-Scherban breaks down the consequences of the SNAP funding lapse for nearly 2 million Pennsylvanians in this excellent explainer for @us.theconversation.com.
By Saturday, more than 1 million Massachusetts residents could lose their SNAP benefits because of the federal shutdown. Sign up for @projectbread.org action alerts to urge our government to ensure people can access the food they need! projectbread.quorum.us/campaign/145...
October 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
By Saturday, more than 1 million Massachusetts residents could lose their SNAP benefits because of the federal shutdown. Sign up for @projectbread.org action alerts to urge our government to ensure people can access the food they need! projectbread.quorum.us/campaign/145...
"We owe young children something better than preventable harm. We owe them food, not excuses."
Our co-lead principal investigator, Dr. Diana Cutts, speaks about the upcoming SNAP funding lapse on the steps of the Massachusetts State House.
Our co-lead principal investigator, Dr. Diana Cutts, speaks about the upcoming SNAP funding lapse on the steps of the Massachusetts State House.
October 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"We owe young children something better than preventable harm. We owe them food, not excuses."
Our co-lead principal investigator, Dr. Diana Cutts, speaks about the upcoming SNAP funding lapse on the steps of the Massachusetts State House.
Our co-lead principal investigator, Dr. Diana Cutts, speaks about the upcoming SNAP funding lapse on the steps of the Massachusetts State House.
We are at the Massachusetts State House to rally for SNAP! Dr. Diana Cutts, our co-lead principal investigator, will be speaking today about the urgency of funding the program.
October 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
We are at the Massachusetts State House to rally for SNAP! Dr. Diana Cutts, our co-lead principal investigator, will be speaking today about the urgency of funding the program.
For our friends in Massachusetts: families in the Commonwealth are at risk of going hungry in November if SNAP isn’t funded. Please join us for a rally at the State House on Tuesday, Oct. 28 from noon to 1 p.m.! Register here: projectbread.org/events/rally...
October 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
For our friends in Massachusetts: families in the Commonwealth are at risk of going hungry in November if SNAP isn’t funded. Please join us for a rally at the State House on Tuesday, Oct. 28 from noon to 1 p.m.! Register here: projectbread.org/events/rally...
Children’s HealthWatch urges immediate action by federal and state leaders to prevent a dangerous lapse in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on Nov. 1. Read our full statement: childrenshealthwatch.org/snap-funding...
October 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Children’s HealthWatch urges immediate action by federal and state leaders to prevent a dangerous lapse in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on Nov. 1. Read our full statement: childrenshealthwatch.org/snap-funding...