The states were granted waivers from HHS to restrict the kinds of foods residents can purchase with SNAP benefits.

Taxpayers are paying for unhealthy junk food sold to needy Americans through welfare benefits that contribute to chronic ...

ABC News medical correspondent and emergency room physician Dr. Darien Sutton discusses the changes to some states' programs ...

Restrictions on benefits also vary by state, adding to the confusion for the food industry. Some states are only banning ...

Barbara Guinn, commissioner of the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, estimates that around ...

This week, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins continued to make history, signing federal waivers banning certain junk ...

More states are jumping on the “Make America Healthy Again” bandwagon by starting to limit what can be possible purchased ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has officially approved West Virginia’s plan to disallow the use of federal food ...

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt asked the federal government to carve out a ban on certain food bought with SNAP benefits.

Starting Jan. 1, Florida’s SNAP recipients can no longer use their food stamp benefits to buy soda, energy drinks, candy, and ...

Six more states have banned junk food purchases from being bought with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ...