In the midst of the abrupt freezing and a large scale of the Trump administration on federal funds, states report that they have lost access to Medicaid, a program financed jointly by the federal government and states to provide comprehensive health coverage and care for tens of millions of low. Adult income and children in the United States.
The freezing of funds was announced in a memorandum dated January 27 by Matthew Vaeth, the interim director of the Office of Administration and Budget, and was first reported on Monday night by Independent Journalist Marisa Kabas. Freezing is aimed at avoiding the “use of federal resources to advance Marxist, transgender and new agreement policies,” Vaeth wrote. The memorandum ordered federal agencies to complete a comprehensive analysis of all federal financial assistance programs to ensure that they are aligned with the president’s policies and requirements.
“Meanwhile, to the extent allowed by the applicable law, federal agencies must temporarily stop all activities related to the obligation or disbursement of all federal financial assistance, and other activities of relevant agencies that may be involved by executive orders … “Vaeth wrote.
Illinois was the first state to inform that I had lost access to Medicaid. According to Chicago Sun-TimesThe Office of Governor JB Pritzker hoped that freezing would enter into force at 5 pm this time, but found the state locked this morning. The Times said Medicaid covered about 3.9 million people in Illinois in 2023, including low -income adults, children, pregnant people and people with disabilities.
In A position on Tuesday afternoon on the Bluesky Social Network PlatformSenator Ron Wyden (D-ORE) reported that the 50 states have lost access. “My staff has confirmed the reports that Medicaid portals have fallen into the 50 states after the freezing of federal funds last night,” Wyden wrote. “This is a shameless attempt to start the medical attention of millions of Americans during the night and kill people.”