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County advisers warn federal HR 1 changes could shift hundreds of millions in SNAP and Medicaid costs to Fairfax
Summary
Presenters from NACo and the Ferguson Group told Fairfax supervisors that HR 1 and related federal actions risk shifting administrative and benefit costs for SNAP and Medicaid to counties; presenters cited a $19 million annual administrative cost and a possible $263 million increase in benefit costs for Virginia at current error rates.
Presenters from the National Association of Counties and the Ferguson Group told the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Legislative Committee on Dec. 2 that recent federal policy changes, including provisions in HR 1, threaten to shift substantial costs and administrative burdens for SNAP and Medicaid onto local governments.
Mark Rotaco, chief government affairs officer at the National Association of Counties, summarized what NACo calls a “big shift” in federalism: reduced federal support, higher costs for counties and decreasing local autonomy. He said HR 1 changes the federal match for SNAP administration and estimated an additional $19,000,000…
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