As some Medicaid sites freeze up, White House acts to clarify pause on grants and programs Payments system appears to be an issue after budget office issued broadly worded memo

https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/28/federal-grant-pause-disrupts-medicaid-trump-freeze-executive-order/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--Biy9380U4qi2TCkSsnPYpreLs7WBbVvfs-VzO3vcEe1Ajg7ichSFZ7cJKc2ZuQZmMO1viaha6q_vMC9iJCeiimvkR4Q&_hsmi=344625380&utm_content=344625380&utm_source=hs_email The latest on executive orders and international health concerns: As you can surely tell, STAT reporters have been working hard to get answers on issues stemming from the new Trump administration’s executive orders and memos. Here’s the latest: In a Monday memo, the White House called for a pause in federal grants and loans. A follow-up memo on Tuesday indicated that Medicaid payments should not be affected by these pauses, but states have reported difficulties accessing Medicaid payment portals. A team of STAT reporters sorted out what happened and how states, universities, and other institutions have responded. (And right before the pause was set to be implemented yesterday evening, it was blocked by a federal judge.) STAT is continually updating the story, so read more here.