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29 June 2026 | Health | Federal

One Year After H.R. 1: Health Fallout

Heather Braum & Megan Leopold | June 29, 2026

Numerous health policy provisions in H.R. 1 will be rolled out over the next several years – including nearly $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid. We are beginning to see several of those policies implemented, and the predicted coverage losses and loss of federal dollars to states have only just begun. 

29 June 2026 | Economic Security | Federal

One Year After H.R. 1: Thousands Have Lost SNAP Benefits

Dustin Hare & Megan Leopold | June 29, 2026

One year after H.R. 1, the “Big, Beautiful Bill” passed by Congress, was signed into law, millions across the country are beginning to feel its effects. This is especially true for struggling Americans enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Since last year, thousands of Kansans have been kicked off the program due to new requirements in H.R. 1 that began to be implemented last fall.