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Eli Hager is a staff writer, and his work has appeared in the Washington Post and elsewhere. He also solicits, collects, and edits journalism by incarcerated writers for The Marshall Project's "Life Inside" feature. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Columbia University.

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Do You Administer SNAP or Medicaid Benefits? Help ProPublica Report on America’s Safety Net.

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By Cassandra Garibay Verified, Eli Hager Verified
| ProPublica Verified
ProPublica is digging into pressing issues affecting millions who rely on America’s safety net programs — from longstanding concerns like electronic benefit transfer theft to changes in federal SNAP and Medicaid policies. We want to hear from officials and workers on the ground who help people navigate these programs, because no one knows the ins and outs of the safety net better.
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Have Your SNAP Benefits Ever Been Stolen? Help ProPublica Investigate.

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By Cassandra Garibay Verified, Eli Hager Verified
| ProPublica Verified
Have you ever tried to use your electronic benefit transfer card to pay for groceries only to find that your SNAP benefits were gone? You may have been the victim of EBT theft. EBT theft happens when someone is able to get information off your EBT card in order to steal your Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. You may not have immediately realized you were stolen from, only that there were less funds in your account than there should’ve been.
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Disabled Adults Living with Families Targeted by Trump Administration

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By Eli Hager Verified
| Disabled Journalists Association Verified
Even a glance at Shy’tyra Burton’s life reveals her need for the sort of federal government assistance that helps disabled Americans stay in their homes. Born two months prematurely into a poor family in Philadelphia, unable to breathe or swallow without tubes and largely confined to medical facilities until age 4, Burton was diagnosed with a litany of developmental and intellectual disabilities that left her with an IQ below 70.
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