Tell New York’s Representatives Not To Cut Essential Medicaid and Anti-Hunger Services

Congress is currently negotiating a budget resolution that will force hundreds of billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

If Congress approves these cuts, the impact in New York State will be devastating and far reaching. Children and families from all corners of the state will lose access to essential health and anti-hunger services along with people with disabilities and  older New Yorkers.

According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, more than 6.6 million New Yorkers (or 34% of the state’s population) rely on Medicaid to partially or fully cover their health insurance needs. About 1.2 million (16%) New York households rely on SNAP to pay for groceries, according to the census bureau.

The need for these programs is even greater among families with children. In New York, 33% (2.4 million) of children under 19 rely on Medicaid to partially or fully cover their health insurance needs and about 37% (468,000) of households with children rely on SNAP.

Take a few minutes to write your Congressional representatives and urge them to protect Medicaid and SNAP!