Medicaid Portals to Restart Soon, White House Assures

Medicaid payment portals in all 50 U. S. states were unexpectedly down on Tuesday, after the federal government froze grants and loans. This temporary halt raised concerns among lawmakers and health providers. Senator Ron Wyden from Oregon shared on a social media platform that the portals were down across the country due to the funding freeze. He voiced strong opposition, suggesting that this freeze could lead to millions losing their health insurance overnight. Senator Chris Murphy from Connecticut also expressed worry, stating that Connecticut's Medicaid payment system had been turned off. This outage meant that healthcare providers and hospitals couldn't receive payments. Discussions were ongoing to determine if services could continue unaffected. Senator Brian Schatz from Hawaii tweeted that this situation was effectively a "Trump shutdown, " but noted it was unlawful. The White House spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, addressed the issue by confirming the outage. However, she reassured the public that payments were still being processed and sent. Leavitt added that the White House expected the portal to be back online soon.