The online system for federal health funding warned of delays due to executive orders after the Trump administration announced a freeze.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars.
Organizations that depend on federal money expressed relief after a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's order to freeze federal aid. The decision gives more time for legal arguments.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -At least three U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday healthcare providers were blocked from the Medicaid payment portal after the Trump administration announced a federal funding pause, even as the White House said the program was exempted.
Over rigorous questioning from senators Wednesday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. laid out his vision to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, while backtracking on his past statements in support of abortion and against vaccines.
Medicaid portals are reportedly down across all 50 states following President Trump's executive order freezing federal aid, causing uncertainty and concern.
Oregon’s congressional delegation as well as other lawmakers in the region, reacted to the Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants and loans Tuesday.A f
RFK Jr. is back on the Hill for a second day of testimony, this time before a different Senate committee, after a first round that was contentious but saw no GOP defections.
A funding freeze ordered by the Trump administration has sparked widespread confusion about its effects on government programs such as Medicaid.
If he is confirmed as health and human services secretary, Kennedy would oversee the implementation of Medicaid, in addition to Medicare and the Affordable Care Act.
Kennedy inaccurately claims Medicaid is fully paid for by the federal government when states and federal taxpayers fund it.