Alabama Medicaid Agency: Medicaid portal now accessible
Access to Alabama Medicaid portal restored
States lose access to Medicaid payment portal amid Trump federal aid freeze
Alabama Medicaid program reopens
Alabama Medicaid program reopens
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Alabama organizations scramble after attempted pause on federal grants
Many legal experts say the pause is an illegal impoundment and compromises Congress’s constitutional “power of the purse.”
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Medicaid expansion not a priority, Alabama House leader says
The state's largest insurer has advocated for using Medicaid expansion dollars to pay for private plans for people in the coverage gap.
States say Medicaid access cut, White House says no payments disrupted
At least three U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday healthcare providers were blocked from the Medicaid payment portal after the Trump administration announced a federal funding pause, even as the White House said the program was exempted.
White House blames "outage" for locking out Medicaid, Head Start, health centers from funding site
The online system for federal health funding warned of delays due to executive orders after the Trump administration announced a freeze.
Payment System That Provides Medicaid Funding to States Stops Working, Officials Say
The outage at least temporarily jeopardized payments the federal government makes to state programs, and sowed uncertainty for patients, doctors, hospitals and others.
Trump federal funding freeze: Will Social Security payments be delayed? What about Medicare? SNAP?
President Donald Trump’s pause on federal grants and loans has agencies and individuals scrambling as the fallout continues.
State senators, introduce bipartisan effort to expand Medicaid in Georgia
The legislation, Senate Bill 50, would expand access to medical coverage to Georgians making less than 138% of the federal poverty limit and would request a waiver to do so from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Local non-profit leaders weigh in on federal funding freeze
The Trump Administration announced a halt on federal funding for loans and grants Monday to take effect Tuesday, but a federal judge stopped the funding freeze minutes before it was supposed to be
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Justice Department finds Alabama illegally segregates children with physical disabilities
The DOJ found that the state must make community-based services accessible so that physically disabled children can avoid being segregated in nursing facilities.
Alabama Medicaid portal temporarily closed, pending federal guidance
Access to the State of Alabama’s Medicaid portal has been temporarily closed. This closure comes after a federal loan and grant funding freeze issued by President Donald Trump. No word on what this closure will mean for Medicaid and SNAP benefit recipients.