States and the federal government jointly fund Medicaid, which offers insurance to more than 70 million Americans.

State Medicaid programs across the country reported Tuesday they had lost access to federal payment portals one day after President Trump announced a freeze on federal grants and aid. By the late

Federal agencies must stop disbursing financial assistance starting at 5 p.m. today under a new budget directive, threatening funding for providers and creating significant uncertainty for Medicaid payments to states.