The Effect of Work Requirements in SNAP in Virginia

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.

NCT Number	NCT04888832
Lead Sponsor	Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM) Collaborators: Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Conditions	Health Disparities, Food Security
Enrollment	12,500 participants
Start Date	2024-04-01
Primary Completion	2025-05-01 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-12 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-03-05