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The Effect of Work Requirements in SNAP in Virginia
Disparities in Medicaid and SNAP Participation: the Effects of Work Requirements and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Who can join
Ages 18 to 49 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Eligible for Virginia's SNAP program as an "able-bodied adult without dependents" (ABAWD) and thus subject to work requirements (this eligibility is age restricted to 18-49) Exclusion Criteria: * Categorical exemption from work requirements for any reason (e.g., has a disability, has dependents, resides in a geographic area where work requirements have been waived due to elevated employment)
About the study
More than a dozen states have proposed or plan to implement work requirements in Medicaid, and similar requirements already exist nationally in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), yet evidence on the effects of these policies is limited. In cooperation with the state of Virginia, the investigators plan to conduct a randomized controlled trial studying the impacts of work requirements in public programs on insurance coverage, SNAP participation, employment, and health, with a particular focus on changes in racial/ethnic and geographic disparities in these outcomes. The COVID-19 epidemic and concurrent economic downturn creates additional urgency around these issues, and the investigators will use a combination of national administrative data and a new population survey to assess disparities in employment, health care, and food insecurity during this crisis.
What is being tested
- Work requirement exemption months (other)
Sponsor: Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM) · Participants: 12,500 · Started: Apr 1, 2024
Contact the study team
- Timothy J Layton, PhD · Phone: 573-353-1566
- Adrianna McIntyre, PhD · Phone: 5863068889
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT04888832
Locations in the U.S.
| Virginia | Virginia Department of Social Services (Home Office), Glen Allen |
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.