Minnesota senators warn federal changes, shutdown could strip health coverage and cut SNAP, WIC

State senators and members of a Minnesota Legislature select committee on federal impacts warned that proposed federal policy changes and a partial federal shutdown could remove advanced premium tax credits and other support programs, potentially leaving about 60,000 Minnesotans without health insurance and cutting SNAP and WIC benefits around Nov. 1.

The warning came during a committee briefing in which lawmakers described overlapping federal actions — including changes to premium tax credits, cuts to Medicaid and Medicare funding and an ongoing shutdown — that they said would multiply harms for families, hospitals and local governments across Minnesota. Committee members said they will continue gathering information and plan additional interviews, including with federal workers, to document day‑to‑day impacts.

Sen. Port, a member of the Minnesota Senate select committee on federal…