Does Donald Trump's Funding Freeze Impact Medicaid? What We Know
Just one day after the White House announced the federal funding freeze, the Medicaid payment portal went down, according to Trump's Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
State Medicaid payments inaccessible amid broader federal funding freeze
Karoline Leavitt confirmed Tuesday afternoon the downed portals after multiple reports from lawmakers that their states could not get access to Medicaid dollars.
Payment System That Provides Medicaid Funding to States Stops Working, Officials Say
The outage at least temporarily jeopardized payments the federal government makes to state programs, and sowed uncertainty for patients, doctors, hospitals and others.
Judge Blocks Trump’s Federal-Assistance Freeze After Chaos Over Medicaid, Other Funding
A judge temporarily blocked implementation of a sweeping White House effort to pause potentially trillions of dollars in federal grants, loans and other financial-assistance programs, a directive that created chaos as states struggled to access funding portals dealing with Medicaid,
Medicaid payment systems back online after outage
The outage came after the Trump administration on Monday ordered a sweeping pause on federal spending. States and lawmakers early Tuesday began reporting that portals across the country were inaccessible.
Why is the Medicaid website portal down? Are payments affected?
The Medicaid website portal was down on Tuesday afternoon, but payments have not been affected, according to the White House. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) posted on X, formerly Twitter, that all 50 states are experiencing an outage to Medicaid portal.
Trump’s federal grant pause creates confusion over Medicaid funding
The Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants sparked chaos and confusion at state Medicaid agencies on Tuesday.
US Medicaid System Disrupted After Trump Freezes Federal Aid
Government officials from across the US said states were locked out of the Medicaid payments system after President Donald Trump’s administration ordered a freeze to federal funds.
RFK Jr. Completely Fumbles Basic Medicaid Facts in Confirmation Hearing
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid at confirmation hearing
In a contentious confirmation hearing to be the nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled to answer ...
'Nothing Is off the Table' for DOGE Cuts—Even Medicaid, TD Bank Predicts
The new Department of Government Efficiency can't go after Medicare or Social Security. That leaves Medicaid in a vulnerable ...
Republican plans to cut Medicaid could cost 22 million Americans their health care
The Republican Party is eyeing sweeping cuts to Medicaid, a program that the poorest Americans rely on for health care, to ...
States say Medicaid access cut, White House says no payments disrupted
At least three U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday healthcare providers were blocked from the Medicaid payment portal after the ...
Head Start and Medicaid providers hit glitches as Trump freezes federal money
As the White House paused federal grants and loans in a far-reaching executive order, early childhood education centers and ...
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Idaho House committee introduces Medicaid expansion repeal bill
Idaho Republican lawmakers on Friday introduced a bill to repeal a voter-passed law to expand Medicaid. Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee Chairman John Vander Woude, R-Nampa, presented the bill ...