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US Medicaid System Disrupted After Trump Freezes Federal Aid
- Politicians said payments portal was closed for their states
- Medicaid provides health-care for low-income Americans
Medicaid is a program that provides health care for low-income Americans and a source of revenue for health companies across the country.
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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.
Democratic officials including Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut and Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz sounded the alarm on Tuesday. Difficulties in accessing the payments system came even after the White House said Medicaid shouldn’t be impacted by an order issued late Monday to freeze disbursement of all federal grants and loans “to the extent possible” under the law.