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Head Start and Medicaid providers hit glitches as Trump freezes federal money

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The outage, which occurred just after the White House ordered a pause on federal grants, raised concerns that billions in Medicaid funding would be cut off.

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  1. Fox32 Chicago

    Medicaid access paused by federal funding freeze, states say (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    President Donald Trump issued a directive on Monday to temporarily suspend all federal grants and loans.

  2. WWL New Orleans

    Head Start and Medicaid providers hit glitches as Trump freezes federal money (opens WWL New Orleans)

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    WWL New Orleans's feed description

    The outage, which occurred just after the White House ordered a pause on federal grants, raised concerns that billions in Medicaid funding would be cut off.

  3. Quartz

    Trump Medicaid freeze seems to lock 72 million Americans out of their health insurance (opens Quartz)

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    Lawmakers across the country have confirmed that that their state’s Medicaid payment systems have been shut off

  4. The Hill

    States’ Medicaid portal access restored after lapse under Trump, but it’s ‘not functioning correctly’ (opens The Hill)

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    After losing access to a Medicaid federal funding portal after an aid freeze by the Trump administration, states say they’re regaining access, but some are reporting that the site isn’t functioning “correctly.

  5. The Hill

    States lose access to Medicaid payment portal amid Trump federal aid freeze (opens The Hill)

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    State Medicaid programs across the country are reporting they’ve lost access to federal payment portals one day after President Trump announced a freeze on federal grants and aid. On Monday, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Matthew Vaeth issued a memo stating agencies mus…

  6. The Guardian

    Medicaid portals reportedly down after Trump’s federal funding freeze (opens The Guardian)

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    Lawmakers and state officials say portals inaccessible for one of largest health insurance programs in US

  7. FOX 4 Dallas

    States report Medicaid outage amid federal funding drama (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars.

  8. Newsweek

    Medicaid portals down after Donald Trump funding freeze (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the Medicaid portal outage on Tuesday.

  9. Bangor Daily News

    Trump’s funding pause strikes Medicaid websites across the US (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    The funding freeze could cause widespread disruption in health care research, education programs and other initiatives.

  10. The New Republic

    Remember When Trump Vowed Not to Touch Medicaid? It’s Already Begun. (opens The New Republic)

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    Trump’s funding freeze has already wrecked Medicaid portals in every single state.

  11. The Guardian

    Trump’s Medicaid disruption threatens vital resource for millions of Americans (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    A brief shutdown of the federal health insurance program struck fear into patients – and concern about what’s to come

  12. Talking Points Memo

    What To Know About How Trump’s Funding Freeze Screwed Up Medicaid Portals In All 50 States (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    In the wake of mass chaos and reports of Medicaid payment portals being shut down in states across the U.S., a federal judge on Tuesday evening temporarily…

  13. 12News Phoenix

    What we can VERIFY about whether the federal funding freeze affects Medicaid (opens 12News Phoenix)

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    The White House confirmed the website for Medicaid payments was down a day after announcing a pause on federal grants and loans.

  14. KRDO

    Confusion stirs around Medicaid coverage following White House freeze on federal funds (opens KRDO)

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    UPDATE 1/28/2025 AT 3:24 PM: A judge has temporarily blocked a freeze on federal grants and loans, according to the Associated Press. The block by U.S.

  15. WHDH Boston

    Medicaid payment website goes down as President Trump orders federal funding freeze - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending,

  16. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Trump’s federal grant pause creates confusion over Medicaid funding (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants sparked chaos and confusion at state Medicaid agencies on Tuesday. Although the White House insisted that Medicaid, which provides health insurance to more than 72 million low-income Americans, was not affected by the fre…

  17. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Trump’s spending freeze sows confusion and fear (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s order to freeze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans led to confusion and outrage Tuesday as it interrupted the Medicaid system that provides health care to millions of low-income Americans and other programs that depend on the flow of federal money.

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