<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3USAcE_1Eacg89h00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3USAcE_1Eacg89h00" width="1200" height="600" >CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Governor Abigail Spanberger signed an executive order Tuesday, August 25, aimed at helping Virginians who rely on Medicaid and SNAP following federal funding cuts.Spanberger said the cuts stem from HR-1, federal legislation known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill.”Marvin Figueroa, Virginia secretary of health and human resources, said nearly 2 million Virginians rely on Medicaid.“For nearly 2 million Virginians, Medicaid is not just a government program,” Figueroa said, “it is a doctor who manages a child’s asthma, it is medicine that keeps a parent healthy enough to work.”Spanberger said the cuts to Medicaid and SNAP benefits are the deepest in history.“The impacts on Virginia families are and will be significant,” she said.Figueroa also shared that the changes made to Medicaid under HR-1 were intentional.“It was baked in to how you achieve and unlock tax cuts, to have these losses happen with the Medicaid program,” Figueroa said.Spanberger signed the executive order, called “Keep Virginia Covered,” in response to the cuts. She said the state cannot fully replace the lost funding.“But the reality is that Virginia will not be able to make up the difference in a loss of federal funds, we will not be able to close the entirety of the gap,” Spanberger said.The state’s Department of Medical Assistance and Department of Social Services will hold a series of workshops to try to stretch state dollars to fill gaps.“While this is a statewide problem, we believe in regional solutions, to start to access what available resources are available in a community,” Figueroa said.The workshops begin in September, with one scheduled in Charlottesville on Sept. 22.Do you have a story idea? Send us your news tip here.</div></body>

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Governor Abigail Spanberger signed an executive order Tuesday, August 25, aimed at helping Virginians who rely on Medicaid and SNAP following federal funding cuts. Spanberger said the cuts stem from HR-1, federal legislation known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill.”. Marvin Figueroa, Virginia secretary of...

Spanberger signs executive order on Medicaid and SNAP cuts

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Governor Abigail Spanberger signed an executive order Tuesday, August 25, aimed at helping Virginians who rely on Medicaid an

Spanberger signs executive order on Medicaid and SNAP cuts

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