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Medina County officials warn federal and state budget proposals could shift SNAP, Medicaid costs to counties
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Job and Family Services Director Debbie Heilig told Medina County commissioners that proposed federal and state changes to SNAP and Medicaid could create new county costs, expand work requirements and expose counties to error-rate penalties if enacted.
Debbie Heilig, Job and Family Services, told the Board of Medina County Commissioners on Tuesday that recent federal and state budget proposals could shift substantial costs and administrative burdens to counties if enacted.
Heilig said the federal budget package under discussion in Congress, referred to in committee as H.R. 1, would require states to begin covering 5% of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefit costs beginning in federal fiscal year 2028 and would increase states' share of administrative costs to 75% from the current roughly 50% share. "If it's 5%, this would begin in federal year 2028. It would be approximately a $160,000,000 in state costs that they haven't expended before," Heilig said.
She told commissioners the proposals also include new error-rate penalties and broader work requirements. Under some House proposals described by Heilig, error-rate…
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