WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration's order to pause all federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday triggered confusion in the U.S. health system, with Democratic lawmakers saying states were having trouble accessing Medicaid funds, the massive program that provides care for low-income Americans.
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, the top finance committee Democrat, said his office had confirmed that the portal doctors use to secure payments from Medicaid had been deactivated in all 50 states. Medicaid, which covers about 70 million people, is jointly funded by both the states and the federal government, and each state runs their own program.
