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Food Stamps Should Not Go Down for Seniors and People With Disabilities Who Sign Up for Medicare Drug Cards
Overview The Department of Agriculture (USDA), the federal agency responsible for Food Stamp Program rules, has recently issued revised guidance that "ensures that no food stamp applicant or participant who uses the drug discount card will lose food stamp benefits." USDA's revised guidance solves the problem that seniors and people who have disabilities who both sign up for the new Medicare drug card program and receive food stamps were slated to see their food stamps go down, despite the fact that Congress had expressly acted to prevent this from happening. However, the majority of seniors and people with disabilities who are eligible to receive food stamps and the Medicare drug card are not enrolled in both benefits.
| Publisher | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | File Format | PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5 |
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| Date Published | July 2004 | ||
| Format | White Papers | ||
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