Scientists Say HHS Is Spinning Their Data to Push Medicaid Work Requirements

The Trump administration is using a short policy brief with minimal citations to justify work requirements for Medicaid coverage. Some of the cited researchers say their work is being misinterpreted.

The brief represents a stark departure from the usual quality of work from the Department of Health and Human Services’ top policy office, experts and former federal employees told NOTUS.

One former Health Department official called the policy document “very disappointing.”