The Medicaid website portal went offline on Tuesday following an executive order by President Donald Trump to temporarily halt federal grants and aid. State Medicaid programs rely on this portal to access federal funds.
In response, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that the administration is aware of the situation.
“We have confirmed no payments have been affected—they are still being processed and sent. We expect the portal will be back online shortly,” she wrote in a tweet.
Leavitt had earlier clarified that the freeze on federal funding would not impact Medicaid. “This is not a blanket pause on federal assistance in grant programs from the Trump administration. Individual assistance that includes—I’m not naming everything that’s included but just to give you a few examples—Social Security benefits, Medicaid benefits, food stamps, welfare benefits, assistance that is going directly to individuals will not be impacted by this pause,” she explained during a press briefing.
Medicaid provides health insurance to approximately one in five Americans.
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