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Medicaid Payment System Turned Off
January 28, 2025 at 2:33 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 4 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2025/01/28/medicaid-payment-system-turned-off/
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Medicaid reimbursement portals were down Tuesday in all 50 states on the heels of a funding freeze ordered by the Trump administration of federal grants and loans, CNBC reports.
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Applegrove: doesn't Medicaid also pay for kidney dialysis around the nation? This will kill millions.
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we will never know if millions die. Numbers will be judged and the deaths will be
samsingh
Tuesday
#2
I have to laugh at your satire about the gun. Even though the topic is horrendous.
rich7862
Tuesday
#31
MAGA better get prepared for granny to live under their roof rather than in the nursing home.
Vinca
Tuesday
#7
Any loss of life/further medical complications should be laid at his feet. It can also devastate businesses.
tulipsandroses
Tuesday
#8
Not as horrific as the loss of medical treatment, of course, but it will also cause unemployment to spike.
femmedem
Tuesday
#10
If that all shut down, there would be an uprising, including MAGA voters who would be affected.
Doodley
Tuesday
#27
Actually, Medicaid was specifically supposed to be exempted from the freeze as well.
Wiz Imp
Tuesday
#39
I wouldn't rule that out, but given they announced ahead of time Medicaid would not be affected
Wiz Imp
Tuesday
#52
Democrats: 'Insane' Trump power grab on federal grants 'blatantly disobeys the law'
LetMyPeopleVote
Tuesday
#51