18 hours 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 ...

1 day 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 ...

1 day 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.

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

1 day 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 funding through payment websites ...

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 ...

1 day ago · Amid the Trump administration's abrupt, wide-scale freeze on federal funding, states are reporting that they've lost access to Medicaid, a program jointly funded by the federal government and ...

Nov 6, 2024 · Trump proposed big Medicaid and food stamp cuts. Can he pass them? What Trump’s return means for America’s poor people. President-elect Donald Trump, Vice President-elect J.D. Vance (R-OH), and...

Jan 13, 2025 · Trump has said he wants to drastically cut government spending, which may be necessary for Republicans to extend 2017 tax cuts that expire at the end of this year. Trump made little mention of Medicaid during the 2024 campaign.

Nov 14, 2024 · With support of Congress, Trump could enact foundational changes to the program that serves 1 in 5 Americans and is the primary payer for long-term care in in the United States.