Following a Monday executive order from President Donald Trump that seeks to freeze all federal aid, California officials attempt to make sense of the chaos.
California is suing to block President Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze, which impacts programs including wildfire aid and food stamps.
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.
California, has introduced a bill that would prevent states such as California from allowing illegal immigrants to enroll in Medicaid. Kiley estimates this would save California $6.5 billion per year;
A day after President Donald Trump announced sweeping executive action regarding immigration and mass deportations, a California congressman announced a plan to limit undocumented immigrants' access to Medicaid.
Democratic attorneys general from states including New York, California, Illinois, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Massachusetts are moving to keep funds flowing to state governments and cities.
Attorney General Letitia James said the state had been barred from receiving Medicaid reimbursements — before a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump move.
Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Rocklin, on Tuesday announced that he has filed a bill to prohibit states (i.e. California) from using either federal or state Medicaid funds to provide medical services to people who are undocumented, though it contains an exception for emergency medical services.
A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general announced legal action against the White House budget office Tuesday over its directive to freeze federal assistance while reviewing whether
The online system for federal health funding now warns of delays due to executive orders after the Trump administration announced a freeze.
Scrambling to respond to the Trump administration’s late Monday night directive to pause a wide, but as-yet-unspecified, swath of federal spending programs, California’s Democratic elected officials and agency heads offered two consistent responses on Tuesday: Leading the charge out of Sacramento is Attorney General Rob Bonta who,