Health & Medicinearticle2026-10-15

The Challenges of Linking SNAP State Cost Sharing to Payment Error Rates

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Abstract

This JAMA Forum discusses changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) after passage of HR 1, the complexity of calculating payment error rates in the program, and the consequences of linking these rates to state cost sharing.

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Authors: Sara N. Bleich, Rita Hamad, Gina Plata-Nino

Institutions: Harvard University

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