White House Unveils Proposed HHS Changes In Government Reorganization Plan

The Trump administration on Thursday (June 21) proposed to move nutrition assistance programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, into HHS and to set up a Council on Public Assistance, including CMS, with statutory authority to set cross-program policies and uniform work requirements. While it is unclear exactly how the council would affect Medicaid, health care analysts say work requirements in Medicaid and the nutrition programs are meant to look different, as the programs have different aims. Others say it...