Text of prepared remarks by the Foundation’s director of research, who was invited to address the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on the issue of Medicaid.
Economy
Hot Plates, Neon Pineapples, and SNAP Swindling
For a Californian like me, the first time encountering a “Koolickle” is an unsettling experience. Stepping inside the local mom-and-pop gas station to fill up my gas tank and being asked if I have ever tried a Kool-Aid pickled cucumber put me on my heels. “It looks like it’s glowing,” I mumble to the lady...
June 5, 2026