The longest government shutdown in U.S. history has ended, but SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, will still face funding cuts under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Approximately 1.4 million Michiganders rely on SNAP benefits, including many pregnant women and children. In this Expert Q&A with Michigan News, Lee Roosevelt, a clinical associate professor at the U-M School of Nursing, discusses how food insecurity resulting from reduced benefits affects pregnant women.
