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.
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.
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.
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 President Trump announced a freeze on federal grants and aid. By the late
Lawmakers report states shut out of Medicaid payment portals following Trump funding freeze
Other payment systems also appear to be offline, suggesting a broader shutdown of federal portals related to grants and funding.
Is Medicaid Frozen? Update Amid Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze
After the White House announced a temporary pause on certain federal funds and loan programs, the Medicaid portal shut down for users around the U.S.
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.
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.
White House says Medicaid portal 'will be back online shortly' after Trump funding freeze blamed
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Confusion reigns for states trying to secure Medicaid dollars
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Judge halts Trump freeze on grants as states report healthcare payment portals back online
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White House blames "outage" for locking out Medicaid, Head Start, health centers from funding site
The online system for federal health funding warned of delays due to executive orders after the Trump administration announced a freeze.