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President Trump's welfare reforms could move at least 10 million people from welfare to work — even more than the historic 1996 reform achieved.
But some states are already trying to claw the wins back!
FGA CEO @TarrenBragdon's latest for @FoxNewsOpinion. 🔗 BELOW.
In one state, roughly 60% of Medicaid providers have not been revalidated in the past 5 years. In another state, 26%. Federal rules require a check at least every 5 years, and states are not meeting even that floor. 🔗 thefga.org/research/states-m…
Nearly 15% of Medicaid fee-for-service payments are improper because of provider enrollment errors — $51 billion of $348 billion. States enroll providers and then go years without checking them again. New FGA research by @PolicyWithPaige. 🧵 + thefga.org/research/states-m….
Full FGA research from @PolicyWithPaige on why a 5-year revalidation cycle lets fraudulent Medicaid providers keep billing: thefga.org/research/states-m…
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Rob a bank for $1,000 and face years behind bars.
Steal $5 MILLION from Medicare and think you’ll get off easy? Think again.
This isn’t just about stolen money. It’s about stolen TRUST.
And we’re making sure fraudsters know the consequences.
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613 orders. 448 EBT cards. More than $500,000 in SNAP benefits allegedly stolen.
Federal prosecutors say a Florida convenience store owner purchased EBT benefits at roughly half their value, then used 448 SNAP cards to place 613 orders totaling $442,682.97, helping fuel a scheme that allegedly diverted more than $500,000 in taxpayer-funded food assistance intended for vulnerable families.
This is exactly why benefit integrity matters. Fraud schemes like this don't just steal taxpayer dollars, they take resources away from those who genuinely need assistance. CWFIA remains at the forefront of the fight against public assistance fraud, advancing this issue all the way to Sacramento, Washington, D.C. and the White House in 2026.
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WIC does not allow soda or candy, and its tighter nutrition standards improve participants' diet quality. Food stamps have no such rule — which is why USDA approved junk food waivers for 18 states in 2025 alone. New FGA research from @PolicyWithPaige: thefga.org/research/food-sta…
New Jersey found 6,600 noncitizens on its voter rolls, and about 400 of them cast ballots — in a single state. FGA's Michael Greibrok in @NRO on the registration loophole behind it. 🔗 BELOW. thefga.org/op-eds/noncitizen…
72% of food stamp enrollees are also covered by government-sponsored health insurance, mostly Medicaid, and more than 80% of children on food stamps are covered by taxpayer-funded insurance. Healthier diets would cut those costs too. 👇 thefga.org/research/food-sta…
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The Trump administration is wise to make nutrition a bigger part of food stamps, and states are wise to take them up on the offer, writes @PolicyWithPaige.
Read more: on.wsj.com/4sxyZ9d
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Stopping fraud is a top priority for the Trump Administration.
Every dollar we take back from fraudsters is a dollar that can go to caring for America's seniors.
Taxpayers buy the soda, then taxpayers pay the diabetes bill. 72% of food stamp enrollees are also on government health insurance, mostly Medicaid. 16 states are moving to stop junk food with food stamps, 4 of them on November 1, 2026. FGA’s @PolicyWithPaige in @WSJopinion. 🔗 wsj.com/opinion/free-express…
4 more states — Virginia, Montana, North Dakota, and South Carolina — start restricting junk food in food stamps on November 1, 2026, bringing the total to 16. Red, blue, and purple states agree on this one. FGA’s @PolicyWithPaige in @WSJ.
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New Jersey found 6,600 noncitizens on its voter rolls in 2026 — about 400 of them cast ballots. Federal law has let noncitizens register to vote at most welfare agencies since 1993. FGA’s Michael Greibrok in @NRO. 🔗 nationalreview.com/2026/10/n…
Food stamp households spent an estimated $21 billion on junk food in fiscal year 2025 — nearly twice the $11 billion they spent on fruits and vegetables. States are restoring the program to its purpose. New FGA research from @PolicyWithPaige. 🧵 + LINK. thefga.org/research/food-sta…
USDA has approved junk food restriction waivers for 23 states as of July 2026. Every other state should apply. Removing sugary drinks nationwide would save $800 million a year in health care costs and prevent roughly 33,000 new type 2 diabetes cases after 10 years. ⬇️
Full FGA research from @PolicyWithPaige on why junk food restriction waivers are working and what states should do next: thefga.org/research/food-sta…