Illinois, Medicaid

Illinois shut out of Medicaid in portal ‘outage’; White House says payments unaffected
Illinois and other states were shut out of the Medicaid system Tuesday. The White House confirmed the portal “outage,” but insisted payments would be unaffected.
Illinois, Other States Temporarily Lost Access to Medicaid Portal Amid Funding Freeze
Medicaid, the health care program for low-income people and families, is jointly administered by the federal and state government, which also share costs.
Illinois regains Medicaid access after federal funding freeze confusion
Gov. Pritzker blasted the Trump administration, saying the federal government lied to state officials that the freeze would affect Medicaid.
What we can VERIFY about whether the federal funding freeze affects Medicaid
The White House confirmed the website for Medicaid payments was down a day after announcing a pause on federal grants and loans.
States say Medicaid access cut, White House says program exempt from funding freeze
At least three U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday healthcare providers were blocked from the Medicaid payment portal after the Trump administration announced a federal funding pause, even as the White House said the program was exempted.
States Say Medicaid Access Cut, White House Says No Payments Disrupted
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -At least three U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday healthcare providers were blocked from the Medicaid payment portal after the Trump administration announced a federal funding pause,
White House says Medicaid portal ‘will be back online shortly' after Trump funding freeze blamed
A funding freeze ordered by the Trump administration has sparked widespread confusion about its effects on government programs such as Medicaid.
GOP plan to cut Medicaid expansion could cost coverage for 900,000 Illinoisans, Dems say
Illinois has a “trigger” law that would automatically end Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions in the state if federal ...
Illinois unable to access Medicaid systems hours before President Trump’s freeze on grants was supposed to take effect
Hours after President Donald Trump’s administration announced it was freezing potentially trillions of dollars in federal ...
States say they’ve been shut out of Medicaid amid Trump funding freeze
Amid the Trump administration's abrupt, wide-scale freeze on federal funding, states are reporting that they've lost access ...
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GOP plan to cut Medicaid expansion could cost coverage for 900,000 Illinoisans, Democrats say
But Illinois has a “trigger” law that would automatically end Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions in the state if federal ...
Trump administration’s surprise federal funding freeze sows havoc across Illinois before being blocked by federal judge
The Trump administration’s surprise federal funding freeze spurred discord and pushback in Illinois even as a judge ...
Medicaid System That Provides Funding to States Stops Working, Officials Say
The outage at least temporarily jeopardized payments the federal government makes to state programs, and sowed uncertainty ...
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Remember When Trump Vowed Not to Touch Medicaid? It’s Already Begun.
“The actions taken yesterday are a callous disregard for the rule of law and a drastic abuse of power that will harm millions ...
Democratic Leaders Report Outages Blocking Medicaid Access
Democratic lawmakers in states including New York, Illinois and Oregon reported issues accessing portals for Medicaid and ...