Title of Presentation
Healthcare and Hunger: Impacts of the Affordable Care Act on Food Insecurity in America
Moderator
Ginger Williams, Winthrop University
Panel Title
Food Insecurity, Food Deserts, and Food Sustainability
Start Date
February 2019
Session Number
Session II
Description
This paper describes how the Medicaid expansions associated with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 influenced the ability of households to purchase adequate food. This paper also closely examines the role of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in meeting food needs, and whether multiple program participation affects food insecurity outcomes.
Keywords
Food Insecurity, Affordable Care Act, Multiple Program Participation
Healthcare and Hunger: Impacts of the Affordable Care Act on Food Insecurity in America
This paper describes how the Medicaid expansions associated with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 influenced the ability of households to purchase adequate food. This paper also closely examines the role of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in meeting food needs, and whether multiple program participation affects food insecurity outcomes.
Your Title/College/Department/Program
Nicholas Moellman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics
College of Business Administration