The Vault · 2026-04-03 18:56:49 · KFF Health News
A multi-million dollar windfall is flowing to corporate contractors from state governments scrambling to implement a policy that will strip health and food benefits from millions of low-income Americans. Companies like Deloitte, Accenture, and Optum are being paid to design and operate the very computer systems that wi...
The Network · 2026-04-08 09:56:53 · ProPublica Health
Arizona has shed over 400,000 people from its SNAP food assistance program since July—a staggering 47% drop that marks the nation's largest and most severe decline. This plunge, which includes roughly 180,000 children, is directly tied to the state's rapid implementation of policy changes mandated by former President D...
The Network · 2026-04-11 21:22:24 · ZeroHedge
Texas is on the hook for over $700 million in federal penalties due to persistent errors in its administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). State officials disclosed the projected $708 million cost in a presentation to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, revealing a payment er...
The Vault · 2026-04-16 21:52:39 · ZeroHedge
The U.S. Secret Service’s Dallas Field Office has disrupted a sophisticated fraud ring using card-skimming devices to steal food stamp benefits from vulnerable families across northern and central Texas. In a targeted two-day operation, federal agents and local law enforcement prevented an estimated $13.5 million in lo...