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HHS Eliminates Office That Sets Poverty Levels Tied to Benefits for at Least 80 Million People

Trump's firings at the Department of Health and Human Services included the elimination of the office that sets federal poverty guidelines, which determine whether tens of millions of Americans are eligible for health programs such as Medicaid, food assistance, child care, and other services.