Does Donald Trump's Funding Freeze Impact Medicaid? What We Know
So far, experts say it's uncertain how Medicaid funding could be disrupted by the funding freeze. Medicaid serves low-income Americans who often do not qualify for health insurance via their work. More than 74 million Americans were enrolled in Medicaid in the fall of 2024 and could be impacted by the funding freeze.
What does Trump's federal funding freeze mean for people who get aid?
Many are unclear on how sweeping the federal funding freeze is intended to be. Here are programs it could affect.
Judge blocks part of Trump's USAID freeze
Thousands of jobs still set to be slashed at top US aid agency
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.
US States Ask Judge to Enforce Order Blocking Trump Funding Freeze
Democratic attorneys general from 22 states and the District of Columbia on Friday asked a federal judge to enforce his order blocking U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from freezing federal grants,
Judge blocks Trump administration from putting 2,200 USAID workers on leave
The decision from U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, is a swift brushback to the administration's attempt to dismantle the agency.
Judge Freezes Elements of Trump’s Plan to Shut Down U.S.A.I.D.
Judge Carl Nichols temporarily blocked plans to put 2,200 employees on paid leave and recall nearly all agency workers abroad. He also temporarily reinstated 500 workers already on leave.
Judge temporarily blocks Trump's federal buyout
A federal judge has paused President Donald Trump's deadline offering federal workers money to quit their jobs. That comes after several unions sued to block it.
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 ...
States lose access to Medicaid payment portal amid Trump federal aid freeze
State Medicaid programs across the country reported Tuesday they had lost access to federal payment portals one day after ...
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What we can VERIFY about whether the federal funding freeze affects Medicaid
Multiple VERIFY readers, including Amy, Kelly and Susan, have asked if the federal funding freeze affects Medicaid, the ...
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.
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 ...
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Dems Slamming Trump’s Spending Freeze Were Silent When Biden Weaponized Medicaid Against Red States
While several Democrats expressed outrage over the possibility that President Donald Trump’s temporary federal spending ...
White House claims Medicaid payments won’t be affected by funding freeze
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt took to social media to clarify that state Medicaid portals are still being ...
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Federal funding freeze continues to loom over Colorado budget-cut decisions
Colorado lawmakers are in the dark about what comes next after a White House decision to freeze wide swaths of federal ...
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Seeking funding freeze answers, Energy & Commerce Dems ask department heads if they 'intend to follow the Constitution'
Opponents of the freeze have secured two temporary restraining orders, yet some nonprofits and lawmakers say that funds are ...