So far, experts say it's uncertain how Medicaid funding could be disrupted by the funding freeze. Medicaid serves low-income Americans who often do not qualify for health insurance via their work. More than 74 million Americans were enrolled in Medicaid in the fall of 2024 and could be impacted by the funding freeze.
The Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants sparked chaos and confusion at state Medicaid agencies on Tuesday.
As the White House paused federal grants and loans in a far-reaching executive order, 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.
A menu of options being circulated by congressional Republicans also includes new tax cuts for corporations and the ultrawealthy.
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Amid a likely debate between Mississippi House and Senate leaders over plans to slash state taxes, Republican Gov.
The order mandates that federally run insurance programs exclude coverage for gender-affirming care for individuals under 19.
On Capitol Hill, Trump faced bipartisan complaints as constituents and affected groups flooded lawmakers’ offices with phone calls.
Three of President Donald Trump's cabinet picks prepared to face skepticism and intense grilling from Democratic senators during their confirmation hearings Thursday.
President Donald Trump’s Day One executive order rescinding Biden-era Medicare and Medicaid price innovation programs signals sweeping changes to the drug and treatment pricing agency within the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and perhaps a substantive shake-up in two of the largest federal social welfare programs.
Top lawmakers in Utah appeared relieved after the White House rescinded a memo to freeze federal funding Wednesday afternoon, calling the original freeze a "wake-up call" for the state.
The Maryland Department of Health is actively working on contingency plans in case the state isn’t able to access Medicaid funding like it was on Tuesday when President Donald Trump froze federal
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