A memorandum issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services states that U.S. states may reduce Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) for people with disabilities.
NOT BSTOTAL BS
TOTAL BS — Verdict: False
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The Short Version
No identified HHS memorandum says states may reduce Medicaid HCBS for people with disabilities. Federal HHS/CMS documents in the evidence set concern HCBS compliance, access, and implementation, not permission to cut services. The claim appears to confuse general Medicaid flexibility over optional benefits—and possibly a separate DOJ memo—with the contents of an HHS memorandum.
Caveats
States do have some discretion over optional Medicaid HCBS, but that does not prove an HHS memorandum explicitly said so.
The claim likely misattributes a separate Justice Department memo to HHS.
General commentary about possible Medicaid cuts is not evidence of the contents of a specific federal memorandum.