1 day ago · Trump's first administration saw threats to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act that were ultimately rejected, perhaps most dramatically in 2017 when Sen. John McCain, who died of brain cancer ...

2 days ago · Reports spread that Medicaid reimbursement portals were down Tuesday in all 50 states. Leavitt said that the Trump administration was aware of the outage and expected “the portal will be back ...

2 days ago · The Trump administration's pause on federal grants has the potential to implicate nearly all government agencies. So far, experts say it's uncertain how Medicaid funding could be disrupted by the ...

2 days ago · States and the nation’s health industry were thrown into disarray after the Trump administration ordered Monday that the government freeze nearly all federal grants at 5 p.m. ET Tuesday, a sweeping directive that at least initially appeared to include funding for Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program that covers more than 70 million Americans.

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

2 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump paused federal grants and loans in a far-reaching directive, 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.. Across the country, staff trying to access Medicaid and Head Start …

2 days ago · President Trump’s order to freeze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans led to confusion and outrage on Tuesday as it interrupted the Medicaid system that provides health care to ...

Jan 19, 2025 · Under President Joe Biden, enrollment in Medicaid hit a record high and the uninsured rate reached a record low. Donald Trump’s return to the White House—along with a GOP-controlled Senate and House of Representatives—is expected to change that.

Jan 13, 2025 · During the first Trump term, federal courts ruled that Medicaid law doesn't allow coverage to be conditioned on enrollees' working or seeking jobs. But the GOP may try again.

3 days ago · Trump made little mention of Medicaid during the 2024 campaign. The first Trump administration approved work requirements in several states, though only Arkansas implemented theirs before a federal judge said it violated the law. The first Trump administration also sought to block-grant funding to states.