Creative fixes needed to end costly bureaucratic hurdles for SNAP, other benefits: editorial

Ohio and particularly its largest counties are choking on a needlessly cumbersome bureaucracy that requires those looking for help with SNAP (food ...

March 13, 2023
1:46 AM

Ohio and particularly its largest counties are choking on a needlessly cumbersome bureaucracy that requires those looking for help with SNAP (food stamp) and Medicaid benefits to call county help lines that are chronically understaffed and where calls go unanswered way too much of the time. That forces needy Ohioans to spend ridiculous amounts of time on hold, or calling help lines repeatedly, or just giving up, when they need the benefits so their kids can eat or get medical care. A recent investigation by cleveland.

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