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On Tuesday, the Trump administration’s freezing on the federal grant in state medical agencies gave rise to chaos and confusion.
Although the White House insisted that Medicide, which provides health insurance to more than 72 million income Americans, was not affected by the freez that he announced on Monday evening, state medical officials on Tuesday. Hours closed itself with the Federal Funding Portal. . They started accessing the system at noon.
The administration sent contradictory messages about Medicide. The Office of Management and Budget Memo, which announced the break on Monday, said that direct support to social security, medical and individuals would not be affected, but they did not mention Medicide. The next day, the next day, a question and answer stated that “Mandatory programs like Medicide and Snap (Food Stamps) will continue without interruption.”
But during the first White House press briefing of President Donald Trump’s second term, the press secretary Crown Levy could not immediately answer the question of whether medicid funding was included in freezing, and reporters. Saying whether they have to check or not to go back to it. The entries may be disconnected. Levit later posted on x That the White House knows that the medicated portal is down and said it will “return online soon.”
He posted, “We have confirmed that no payment has been affected – they are still being implemented and sent.”
On Tuesday afternoon, a federal judge temporarily stopped a portion of the Trump administration’s federal aid plans.
On Tuesday, state medical agencies lost access to the Department of Health and Human Services Payment Services (PMS) system.
A notice was published in red on the PMS site stated: “Due to an executive order related to possibly unforgivable grant payments, the PMS payments are taking additional additional measures Applicable programs and payments will result in delays and/or payments.
“My staff confirmed the reports that medical portals are few in all 50 states after federal funding last night.” posted on x Tuesday afternoon. “This is a clear attempt to eliminate health insurance from millions of Americans overnight and will kill people.”
Connecticut Department Social Services told CNN that state medical personnel could not log in to the system on Tuesday morning, but said access was restored in the afternoon. Medicated policy experts also told CNN that they were hearing reports of being able to sign additional states.
State Medicated Agencies use PMS system to prepare funds for hospitals, doctors and other suppliers who treat medical recipients, as well as for the payment of insurance companies, which entries with the states. Contract to cover. Many states access the system on a quarterly basis, but some draw the required funds at the end of each month at the beginning of the next one.
