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Medicaid Portals Down After Donald Trump Funding Freeze
After President Donald Trump ordered a freeze on federal grants and loans, Medicaid's portals went down Tuesday afternoon, causing recipients to panic about their health insurance coverage. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the Medicaid outage Tuesday on X, formerly Twitter, but said payments would not be impacted.
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Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that provides health care coverage to low-income individuals and families. It services over 79 million Americans.
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.
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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.
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The Trump administration's recent decision to halt federal grants and financial assistance has introduced widespread uncertainty across government agencies. The funding freeze, ann
Head Start and Medicaid providers hit glitches as Trump freezes federal money
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Trump's funding freeze triggers worry, Democrats says hits Medicaid program
President Donald Trump's administration's order to pause all federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday triggered confusion in the U.S. health system, with Democratic lawmakers saying states were having trouble accessing Medicaid funds,
White House says Medicaid portal ‘will be back online shortly' after Trump funding freeze blamed
A funding freeze ordered by the Trump administration has sparked widespread confusion about its effects on government programs such as Medicaid.
Trump’s Federal Grant Freeze Threatens Medicaid Funding
The pause has raised concerns among health officials and state leaders, as the vague wording leaves billions in Medicaid funding at risk, potentially disrupting coverage for millions of Americans.
Pell Grant, Medicaid, lunch programs: What is the impact of Trump’s federal financial assistance pause?
Distribution of all federal grants and loans will be suspended at 5 p.m. Tuesday, per President Donald Trump’s direction. An Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo that was released last night revealed that the impacted agencies must submit the appropriate information for their paused programs by Feb. 10, 2025, for review.
Donald Trump changes his mind on medicaid
Donald Trump is in his first week back in the Oval Office and he has wasted no time putting his policies in place via executive orders. One order in particular affected thousands of athletes across the country.
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