Cuyahoga County braces for ‘tsunami’ of federal SNAP, Medicaid cuts

Officials in Cuyahoga County are bracing for big changes to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.

Elected officials, hospital leaders and nonprofit directors gathered with Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne September 8 to discuss the changes — the first step toward creating a strategy they hope will help maintain access to the programs.

One big upcoming change is how long people are covered by Medicaid, said Cuyahoga County Job and Family Services Director Kevin Gowan…

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