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Providers and community programs tell Senate panel SNAP, Medicaid cuts will worsen hunger and health in rural Oregon
Summary
Program leaders from Frontier VeggieRx, Providence and food banks told the Senate committee HR 1 changes and cuts to nutrition programs will increase food insecurity, strain pantries and clinics and risk worse health outcomes, especially in rural and frontier counties.
Community providers, health‑system researchers and food‑bank leaders told the Senate Interim Committee on Health Care that changes under HR 1 and the end of some pandemic‑era supports threaten food access and health outcomes, particularly in rural and frontier Oregon.
Marcy McMurphy, director of Frontier VeggieRx, testified by remote connection that rural areas lack the part‑time jobs, transportation and training opportunities necessary for residents to meet new SNAP work requirements. “The changes appear fair on paper, but in rural Oregon, they're deeply harmful and unrealistic,” McMurphy said, urging the committee to reconsider or delay implementation for frontier ZIP codes and consider local waivers.
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