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Economic Research Report No. (ERR-299) 51 pp

October 2021

Cost Implications of Participant Product Selection in USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

by Tina L. Saitone, Xuemei Li, Patrick W. McLaughlin, and Richard J. Sexton

Potential cost savings from requiring selection of least expensive brands of WIC-approved food items.

Keywords: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, WIC, cost-containment, food costs

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