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.

The Trump administration's recent decision to halt federal grants and financial assistance has introduced widespread uncertainty across government agencies. The funding freeze, ann

As the White House paused federal grants and loans in a far-reaching executive order, early childhood education centers and states discovered Tuesday they could no longer access money they rely on to provide care for some of the nation’s neediest families and children.

The order mandates that federally run insurance programs exclude coverage for gender-affirming care for individuals under 19.

A funding freeze ordered by the Trump administration has sparked widespread confusion about its effects on government programs such as Medicaid.

The order, widely expected to be challenged in court, could block recipients from being able to receive the treatments and have a chilling effect on providers willing to offer care.

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.

Attorney General Letitia James said the state had been barred from receiving Medicaid reimbursements — before a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump move.

Thursday, nearly 100 health advocates came together at the State Capitol Rotunda to urge lawmakers to expand Medicaid. It was Patient Advocacy Dat at the Capitol.

Public opinion about the Department of Government Efficiency, and its leader Elon Musk, is not high, an AP-NORC poll found.