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By evaluating the social problems such as food insecurity that have necessitated the enactment of nutritional assistance programs within the United States, this article will review nutritional assistance policies and programs throughout U.S. history. The most recent program enacted in the United States, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, will also be analyzed through a discussion of policy history, goals, benefits, eligibility requirements, beneficiaries, administration, financing, implementation, coverage gaps, and solutions to unintended consequences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]