State Medicaid programs across the country are reporting they've lost access to federal payment portals one day after President Trump announced a freeze on federal grants and aid.

On Monday, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Matthew Vaeth issued a memo stating agencies must halt “all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all federal financial assistance” to the “extent admissible by applicable law."

On Tuesday, state Medicaid programs reported that they have been blocked from accessing the portals that provide states with federal funding.

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oreg.) wrote on X, "My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following last night's federal funding freeze. This is a blatant attempt to rip away health insurance from millions........

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