When Cutting Costs, Costs Health: What You Need to Know about Federal Policy Changes

In June and July, the U.S. Congress passed two large bills that formally upend decades of public health work in the U.S. and abroad. To pay for tax cuts, Congress - with pressure from the President - changed eligibility criteria for Medicaid, SNAP, and codified funding cuts for global health and democracy programs and public broadcasting.

Join representatives from the American Public Health Association, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, American Lung Association, and Maine Public Health Association for a webinar that will review some of the major provisions in these two spending bills, including implementation timelines, and identify paths forward, including advocacy, education, and outreach.

Speakers:

• Dottie Rosenbaum, Director of Federal SNAP, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 
• Allie Gardner, MPP, Senior Policy Analyst, Health Policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 
• Nicole Rapfogel, MPH, Senior Policy Analyst, Market Place and Private Insurance, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 
• Liz Scott, Director, Federal Clean Air Advocacy, American Lung Association 
• Don Hoppert, Director of Government Relations, American Public Health Association 

Moderator: Rebecca Boulos, PhD, MPH, Chair, APHA Action Board & Director, Maine Public Health Association