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Nicholas MoellmanFollow

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

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Nicholas Moellman, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Economics

College of Business Administration

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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.