A bill in the Texas legislature would prohibit purchasing junk food, including soda, energy drinks, candy, chips and cookies, with SNAP benefits.

The ideas for the specific designs and implementations of programs guaranteeing universal food access may vary, but the goal ...

Combined losses from proposed cuts to Medicaid and SNAP would reach $1.1 trillion over a decade, including a $95 billion loss ...

While most of the 988 line in Washington is funded by a 40-cent state tax on cell phone bills, infrastructure and funds that ...

KANNAPOLIS — The 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) process is officially underway. Healthy Cabarrus, a program of ...

This is according to the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services. DPHSS on Sunday announced that it is now accepting SNAP applications from citizens of the Compact of Free Association ...

Most of the 80,000 federal workers responsible for researching diseases, inspecting food and administering Medicare and Medicaid under the auspices of the Health and Human Services Department were ...

These are distinct specialist mental health teams based in general hospitals that provide mental health assessment, treatment and care planning in general hospital emergency departments and inpatient ...

Furthermore, remote monitoring capabilities can make mental health assessments more accessible, benefiting individuals in underserved or remote areas. Commercial Strategy - Expanding Access to ...

SNAP is highly effective at reducing food insecurity and poverty, and research links SNAP participation to better health outcomes and lower health care costs. [16] Regardless of how lawmakers impose ...