About 1.2 million veterans live in households that receive food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), according to recent estimates. Thousands of veterans in every state — who may be between jobs, working in low-paying jobs, or have disabilities — use SNAP to supplement their low income to afford food for themselves and their families. Research shows that veterans were over 7 percent more likely than non-veterans to experience food insecurity in 2015-2019, after controlling for a range of socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. Nearly 1.6 million veterans are enrolled in Medicaid, and many others purchased Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace coverage with premium tax credits. (Some veterans are not eligible for or aware of VA services or do not live near a VA facility.) Medicaid both provides coverage to veterans who would otherwise be uninsured, and supplements Medicare, private, veterans’, or military coverage, including by limiting out-of-pocket costs. Veterans, over 30 percent of whom have a service-connected disability, can have complex health care needs, such as chronic health conditions, post-traumatic stress disorder, and traumatic brain injuries. Another roughly 4 million family members of veterans are also enrolled in Medicaid or in the Children’s Health Insurance Program. In addition to veterans and their families who receive Medicaid and SNAP, tens of thousands of families and households with active-duty service members also receive this assistance.