DSS Discusses Impact of Federal Spending Bill on SNAP, Medicaid Recipients
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DSS Deputy Commissioner Peter Hadler explains the potential cost increases facing Connecticut under the recently passed federal budget bill during a virtual meeting of the Council on Medical Assistance Program Oversight (MAPOC) on Friday, July 11, 2025. Credit: Screengrab, CT-N courtesy of CTNewsJunkie)
Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, D-West Hartford and co-chair of MAPOC, said that she was “very disturbed” by the loss of SNAP benefits for legal immigrants.
By Jamil Ragland, CTNewsJunkie.com
The Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) is bracing for the potential loss of hundreds of millions of dollars as a result of the budget reconciliation bill passed by the Republican majorities in Congress and signed by President Trump last week.
At the monthly Council on Medical Assistance Program Oversight (MAPOC) meeting held Friday afternoon, DSS leaders discussed the impact that the recently passed HR 1 – which President Trump refers to as the “Big Beautiful Bill” – will have on programs ranging from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to Medicaid coverage to funding for Planned Parenthood.
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