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Episode 48: The Human Cost of Budget Cuts: A Conversation on SNAP, Medicaid, and Equity

May 22, 2025
29:45

Episode Description

Dr. Laura Samuel, Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, and PhD student, Fernando Mena-Carrasco discuss the implications and impacts surrounding budget cuts to programs like SNAP, Medicaid, and more.

Editor's Note: Mena-Carrasco states that Medicaid covers 60-70% of births by Latina Women. This figure is actually for Black mothers. For Latina mothers, it is 59%.

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