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    DHS Components for Other Agencies

    Below are experience fragments/components that can be used by other agencies related to DHS programs and priorities.

    SNAP Experience Fragments

    Loss of SNAP benefits impact health outcomes.

    Losing SNAP benefits hurts families and raises healthcare costs.

    • People who don’t have enough to eat often get sicker.
    • Losing SNAP benefits can make health problems worse.
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    Learn about SNAP

    Medicaid enrollees who lost SNAP benefits:

    55% had at least 1 chronic health problem
    25% had nutrition-related conditions (like diabetes)
    Farmers Market within the PA state outline and the SNAP logo
    Did You Know?

    Snap brings $367 million federal dollars into Pennsylvania EVERY SINGLE MONTH.

    This funding helps agricultural producers, grocers, their workforce. and many other parts of PA's economy.

    More SNAP Data
    Apply for SNAP

    Medicaid Experience Fragment

    Medicaid Facts

    Apply for Medicaid

    Medicaid covers about 3 MILLION Pennsylvanians.

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    1-out-of-4 people in PA is enrolled in Medicaid.

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    Medicaid Expansion covers about 750,000 people in PA today.

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    Young boy smiling during a medical checkup with his parents inside the PA state frame.
    Did You Know?

    Medicaid covers one out of every four Pennsylvanians.

    They live in every county in the Commonwealth, and are mainly: children, people with disabilities, lower income adults, and older adults.

    More Medicaid Data
    Apply for Medicaid
    Young girl giving her doctor a high-five with her parents inside the PA state frame.
    Did You Know?

    Today, about 750,000 Pennsylvanians get health care thanks to Medicaid Expansion.

    Since 2015, more than 2.5 million Pennsylvanians have received coverage at some point because of Medicaid Expansion.

    More Medicaid Data
    Apply for Medicaid
    Senior woman hugging senior man in wheelchair inside the PA state frame.
    Did You Know?

    About 3 MILLION Pennsylvanians are covered by Medicaid.

    They live in every county in the Commonwealth, and are mainly: children, people with disabilities, lower income adults, and older adults.

    More Medicaid Data
    Apply for Medicaid