West Virginia Organizations Push Back Against Senate Plan to Cut Medicaid and SNAP (Food Benefits)

WTRF – More than 20 organizations across West Virginia are urging Senators Jim Justice and Shelley Moore Capito to oppose a federal budget package they say would harm the state’s most vulnerable residents.

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The Senate reconciliation package under consideration proposes major cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). These programs provide health care and food assistance to hundreds of thousands of West Virginians. Advocates say the cuts are being made to finance tax breaks for corporations and wealthy households.

The proposed changes would:

• Cut nearly $800 billion from Medicaid
• Reduce SNAP funding by one-third
• Shift financial responsibilities to state governments
• Introduce stricter eligibility rules, including work reporting requirements for Medicaid