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County briefing warns HR1 changes could raise local costs, expand work requirements for SNAP and Medicaid
Summary
Deputy County Administrator Joy Bivens told the Franklin County Board of Commissioners that federal HR1 changes will expand work requirements, increase renewal frequency and shift administrative cost burdens for SNAP and Medicaid, potentially increasing local administrative costs; commissioners asked for follow-up on resident impacts and eligibility safeguards.
Deputy County Administrator Joy Bivens briefed the Franklin County Board of Commissioners on federal HR1 provisions she said will materially change how SNAP and Medicaid are administered and create new local fiscal pressures.
Bivens said about 183,000 Franklin County residents currently receive SNAP and roughly 409,000 receive Medicaid. She described provisions that require broader work requirements (extending to adults 18–64 and, she said, adding work rules for household members age 14 and older), reductions in utility allowances for benefit calculations, tighter eligibility for noncitizens, and more frequent Medicaid…
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