Nearly 40 Minnesota health care orgs signed a letter urging #mnleg policymakers to protect the health care & supports Minnesotans receive through #Medicaid. Hear what health care advocates had to say at the Feb 26 press conference: bit.ly/4sqZmwg Photo credit: Minnesota Hospital Association

Federal budget choices under H.R. 1 put billions into expanding ICE & immigration enforcement while making massive cuts to basic needs programs like #SNAP & #Medicaid. Read full blog: bit.ly/4aqLBX5

Join us & MCN on Monday, February 2 for a free virtual town hall that brings together state policy experts, local & national nonprofit advocates, & legal scholars to break down what’s actually happening across MN & what your org can do now to stay informed & protected. Register today: bit.ly/4rnqRWX

Expanded ICE funding is bringing harm and instability to communities, paid for by cuts to food assistance and health care. Dignity and safety must remain central. Our network partner, @mnbudgetproject.bsky.social, shares more on the impacts

For the first time in #SNAP history, food benefit costs are shifting from Washington to states. MN may have to pay an extra $86M a year for SNAP benefits starting 2027. If MN cannot meet these new costs, it could mean a loss of food assistance for hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans: bit.ly/4oXH7NG

The House passed a measure today to extend the Premium Tax Credit enhancements for three years. The bipartisan vote shows there’s strong support for immediate action to make millions of people’s health care more affordable. All eyes are now on the Senate. x.com/JakeSherman/...

This week, the House is expected to vote on a bill to extend the Premium Tax Credit enhancements. This would reduce 2026 premiums for the average #ACA marketplace enrollee by more than half, improving affordability for millions of people struggling with health costs. www.cbpp.org/research/hea...

MN's CTC got a national shout-out: Advance Tax Credits Can Help Families Deal With Inflation, Affordability www.cbpp.org/blog/advance...

With Congress poised to take away enhanced premium tax credits, more than 19,500 Minnesotans will lose all financial assistance & could lose coverage. Costs will also rise for almost all #ACAmarketplace enrollees. Tell #Congress to extend the expiring ePTCs now: bit.ly/47iGAzu #HealthCarePriceHike

As a nonprofit leader or advocate, are you wondering how the #MN state budget is faring? Thinking of what #mnleg policymakers should prioritize next session? Hear from #MinnesotaBudgetProject & #Wilder Thurs, Dec 11 & ask your questions at a free, virtual event via MCN. Register: bit.ly/4avffM6

NEW blog previewing MN budget forecast out on Thursday = its figures will reflect what would happen if the state accepts the dramatic harm from H.R. 1, and does not act, for example, to prevent the expected steep losses in health care coverage. mnbudgetproject.org/blog/what-we...

We're reading about why some folks are feeling more comfortable and others are struggling to afford their lives: "What the economists stress is that inflation’s pain is distributional, not uniform, leading to what’s been called the K-shaped economy." www.minnpost.com/economy/2025...

We're reading: Rural Minnesota grocers sound the alarm over #SNAP uncertainty #mnleg www.minnpost.com/greater-minn...

"No one is getting wealthy off #SNAP; the program provides an average of less than $6 per person per day in Minnesota, for a total monthly benefit shy of $180." Food banks: Without SNAP, we can’t handle the demand minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/03/f...

Going to the doctor or ER can be scary. It's scarier when you don’t have health coverage. If Congress doesn’t act soon, premium tax credit enhancements helping millions of people pay for their health coverage through the #ACA marketplace will end. Take action: bit.ly/47iGAzu

During the 2025 Special Legislative Session, state policymakers chose to remove #MinnesotaCare eligibility for undocumented adults. This decision means more people will go without needed health care, while hospitals face higher costs & the economy will be worse off. Read the brief: bit.ly/4ngQbLS

#SNAP ’s contingency fund has more than $6 billion available, enough to cover most November benefits for millions of people. The Administration should act as soon as possible to release these funds and prevent hunger for millions. www.cbpp.org/blog/the-tru...

Essential read, essential reporting: Officials show little proof that new tech will help Medicaid enrollees meet work rules minnesotareformer.com/2025/10/24/o...

👀Minnesotans shopping for #healthcare on the ACA marketplace can expect steep spikes in their premiums unless #Congress makes the enhanced premium tax credits permanent.

#DirectFile provided another free option for everyday Minnesotans to file their income taxes while saving them time and money. Despite its success, the program is ending under the current administration. More: bit.ly/4nD5e3z

As this article reminds us: enhanced premium tax credits lower the cost of monthly health care premiums for low- and middle-income families and small business owners that buy insurance through the individual market.

The Trump Admin’s threat to illegally fire more workers if the President doesn’t get his way is blatant extortion: using working people & their families as pawns in a power play with no concern for who gets hurt. My full statement: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...

Contrary to a Trump Administration memo directing agencies to consider widespread firings, a shutdown provides no new legal authority or sound management reason for mass layoffs. The memo reinforces the need for safeguards in funding bills. www.cbpp.org/research/fed...

NEW from @jenniferlsullivan.bsky.social and me for @centeronbudget.bsky.social: With Congress poised to take away premium tax credit enhancements soon, ~4M people will lose coverage and costs will rise for nearly all ACA marketplace enrollees unless Congress acts.🧵

Without action to extend premium tax credit enhancements, about 4 million people could lose marketplace coverage in 2026, while extending them would overwhelmingly benefit low- and moderate-income families, nearly two-thirds earning under $100,000. www.cbpp.org/research/hea...

The big federal tax and budget bill expands the #ChildTaxCredit but excludes the families that need it the most. Read our latest blog: mnbudgetproject.org/blog/federal...

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The Health Inclusive Poverty Measure, which treats health care as a basic need like food & shelter, shows #Medicaid kept 15M people above the poverty line in 2024, making it the third most impactful anti-poverty program after #SocialSecurity & #Medicare. www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzi...

That wraps up our analysis of the 2024 Census data! For deeper dives into poverty, income, health coverage, and more, follow our expert analysis on these issues here and in other spaces. www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzi...

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