Cost Containment and Participant Access in USDA's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Evidence from the Greater Los Angeles, CA, Area

Patrick W. McLaughlin, Michelle Saksena, Tina L. Saitone, Meilin Ma, Richard Volpe, Qi Wu and Richard J. Sexton

No 309614, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides food assistance, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and health care to participating low-income and nutritionally at-risk pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age 5. Participants exchange WIC vouchers or electronic benefits for specific WIC foods at commercial retail stores authorized by State WIC programs. Authorized WIC vendors may be large grocers, supermarkets, and supercenters such as Walmart or Target, or small and nontraditional food retailers like convenience and drug stores. In addition, some States authorize vendors that specialize in serving WIC clients, referred to as “above-50-percent vendors” or simply “A50 vendors” because they derive the majority of their food sales from WIC transactions.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 18
Date: 2021-02-02
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.309614

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