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Federal HR1 changes expected to reduce SNAP and Medicaid access; county staff warn of local administrative burden
Summary
Larimer County human services leaders outlined how HR1’s changes to work requirements, eligibility and federal matches will shift costs and workload to counties; some SNAP and Medicaid recipients could lose benefits starting in fall 2026, officials said.
Jill Mosch, division manager for operations and organizational development at Larimer County Human Services, told the Board of Social Services on Aug. 20 that federal legislation nicknamed HR1 will sharply reduce federal funding for food and health programs and shift new administrative costs to states and counties.
Why it matters: county staff said the law will likely reduce the number of people who receive SNAP and Medicaid, increase county workload, and require Larimer County to plan for sizable state-level matches tied to “payment error rates.” County officials scheduled a work session for Oct. 8 to present local data and tell the board how many residents could be affected.
Mosch said HR1 cuts to SNAP amount to roughly $186,000,000,000 over a decade, with nearly 3,000,000 individuals nationwide losing access and an estimated $191,000,000 increase in cost to Colorado. She…
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