Change Takes Cash

Expect the unexpected. It’s the end of another week of sweeping changes to federal health and human service policy. There have been massive and immediate staff layoffs at the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS)—though exact numbers are hard to come by (see HHS Officials Did Not Know How Many People Have Been Fired). Among the unexpected layoffs was the entire DHHS office that sets federal poverty guidelines and eligibility for programs like Medicaid, food assistance, and child care (see Trump HHS Eliminates Office That Sets Poverty Levels Tied To Benefits For At Least 80 Million People . . .