Trump Administration Proposes Federal Reorganization Of Health & Social Services

In June 2018, the Trump administration proposed changes to the organization of the Executive Branch of the government providing health and human services. The proposed changes would have a marked impact on budgeting and oversight.

Key changes affecting health and human services include the following:

Consolidate the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) into the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to form the Department of Health and Public Welfare.
Establish a Council on Public Assistance with representatives of all agencies that administer public benefits; the council would have the authority to set cross . . .