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Nittersing

(7,090 posts)
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 01:47 PM Jan 28

My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states (Sen. Ron Wyden)

NEW: 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 care from millions of Americans overnight and will get people killed.

https://bsky.app/profile/wyden.senate.gov/post/3lgt2ng5xms2o

His "toot" also points to this article: https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/donald-trump/2025/01/28/illinois-medicaid-federal-funding-freeze-trump-administration

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My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states (Sen. Ron Wyden) (Original Post) Nittersing Jan 28 OP
C'mon Democrats gab13by13 Jan 28 #1
The US is going to be a third world country by June if this keeps up. Initech Jan 28 #2
by next week at this rate. iemanja Jan 28 #7
May 1. That's when the subsidized housing evictions will be enforced. haele Jan 28 #9
Several critical local road and bridge projects have been put on hold pfitz59 Jan 28 #14
Its now spelled YOUgenics. BattleRow Jan 28 #17
Welcome to the feudal system, peasants. erronis Jan 28 #24
Yup, I'm a Peasant. I and my family will be tenant tradesfolk to the mob. haele Jan 28 #34
I don't think it's "If"... they're Going At Break Neck Speed to Cha Jan 28 #25
WTF? He can't do that can he? Those programs have been set Maraya1969 Jan 28 #3
Guess all the Medicaid patients that are currently in DURHAM D Jan 28 #4
What is going to happen? yellow dahlia Jan 28 #27
Trump may be immune Red Mountain Jan 28 #5
More from the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party voters. progressoid Jan 28 #6
He didn't even give us 2 Weeks lame54 Jan 28 #8
It's not an attempt JustAnotherGen Jan 28 #10
Donald Trump Protection Racket Oneear Jan 28 #11
But he didn't put his hand on mwmisses4289 Jan 28 #16
Has anybody verified this? Both the Federal Medicaid website and the CA Medicaid website seem to be up. beaglelover Jan 28 #12
from the Hill markie Jan 28 #13
Thank you!!! It sounds like the portals are different than the websites where you apply for aid. beaglelover Jan 28 #28
Christ on crutches WTF... people will start dying NotHardly Jan 28 #15
Do we think that... littlemissmartypants Jan 28 #19
Yes. And many of those people birdographer Jan 28 #21
That's exactly what republicans want - the cruelty is the point. nt TBF Jan 28 #22
Write to your senators and your congressional representative. yardwork Jan 28 #18
Do any of these cuts include cutting funding to the black budget? BattleRow Jan 28 #20
How about trumps golf trips Katcat Jan 28 #23
I just logged in to my Medicaid Portal and it is working 100% in CA. Jacson6 Jan 28 #26
I tried. The website works, the medicaid renewal does not Demovictory9 Jan 28 #29
You only renew medicaid once per year. n/t Jacson6 Jan 28 #33
Me too - this is simply awful Mountain Mule Jan 28 #30
Ohio's Medicaid portal is not down, Ms. Toad Jan 28 #31
Trump's approval rating videohead5 Jan 28 #32

gab13by13

(26,811 posts)
1. C'mon Democrats
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 01:56 PM
Jan 28

seek out microphones, make Trump and his Congressional Magats own the Medicaid shutdown.

haele

(13,993 posts)
9. May 1. That's when the subsidized housing evictions will be enforced.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 02:13 PM
Jan 28

Small and local businesses will start to collapse by March 30 if the cuts continue, especially the infrastructure cuts. Unemployment will really start to spike then, also - and without the Federal input to unemployment insurance, even more will slide.
Infrastructure projects will take hits, not only putting a significant number of non-college educated local people out of work, but putting additional strain on already strained utilities and communities.
I took enough business courses to see how much federal subsidies to the poor affect the economy.

But the people behind Project 2025 calls any attempt to improve the lives of the poor and minorities "Marxism" instead of investment, because they don't believe that anyone who wasn't born into Wealth or was able to make Wealth (from whatever means) is smart or deserving of plain human dignity or consideration.

Their actions and "policies" show they believe the World belongs to them for this point in time to use however they want. They "bought" or "earned" it.
We're just disposable objects that are either in the way or can be used.

pfitz59

(11,346 posts)
14. Several critical local road and bridge projects have been put on hold
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 03:43 PM
Jan 28

pending review. Wait until suppliers can't get deliveries because ancient infrastructure collapses.

erronis

(18,063 posts)
24. Welcome to the feudal system, peasants.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 04:18 PM
Jan 28

If you have to ask if you are a peasant, then you already know the answer.

haele

(13,993 posts)
34. Yup, I'm a Peasant. I and my family will be tenant tradesfolk to the mob.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 05:21 PM
Jan 28

But I'm not a Serf, those will be the folks whose families are doomed to indentured servitude to a corporate owner without choice for generations.

Cha

(308,242 posts)
25. I don't think it's "If"... they're Going At Break Neck Speed to
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 04:22 PM
Jan 28

Last edited Tue Jan 28, 2025, 06:17 PM - Edit history (1)

Destroy America by Orders of Putin.

DURHAM D

(32,883 posts)
4. Guess all the Medicaid patients that are currently in
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 01:58 PM
Jan 28

assisted living and Hospice will be put out on the street.

yellow dahlia

(1,739 posts)
27. What is going to happen?
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 04:29 PM
Jan 28

WH is saying the exec. order is not targeting Medicaid, but in reality the Medicaid portals are shut down in all 50 states.

So much chaos.

Red Mountain

(2,020 posts)
5. Trump may be immune
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 01:59 PM
Jan 28

but anybody else participating is not.

Trump will be gone one day.

If anybody dies, have the murder charges ready to go.

JustAnotherGen

(34,517 posts)
10. It's not an attempt
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 02:14 PM
Jan 28

Correct message:

The Felon just ripped medicaid away.


Not you OP - but I'm going to start nitpicking any language by our Party that is not in the face of everyone.

Oneear

(431 posts)
11. Donald Trump Protection Racket
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 02:14 PM
Jan 28

With the Medicaid Platform down, Donald Trump wants us to Kiss his ring. The problem is that this is grinding the Government to a halt, so no Services will be provided. Donald Trump is not doing his Fiduciary Duty, and he took an Oath just the other week on January 20, 2025.

mwmisses4289

(630 posts)
16. But he didn't put his hand on
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 03:50 PM
Jan 28

the bibles, and the fingers of his hand hanging down by his side were crossed (at least, in all the pics I've seen, that's what it looked like to me).

beaglelover

(4,207 posts)
12. Has anybody verified this? Both the Federal Medicaid website and the CA Medicaid website seem to be up.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 02:17 PM
Jan 28

Are these websites different than the portal?

markie

(23,201 posts)
13. from the Hill
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 03:40 PM
Jan 28
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5111210-trump-freeze-medicaid-access/

"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....."

beaglelover

(4,207 posts)
28. Thank you!!! It sounds like the portals are different than the websites where you apply for aid.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 04:34 PM
Jan 28

littlemissmartypants

(26,774 posts)
19. Do we think that...
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 03:55 PM
Jan 28

He's going to let a silly thing like people dying interfere with his tyranny?

birdographer

(2,809 posts)
21. Yes. And many of those people
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 03:58 PM
Jan 28

are hardcore MAGA. No matter where they go, who they complain to, who they rage at, the response will be that this was donald’s doing. Perhaps this is the way through their cement skulls. We are angry and we saw this coming. They trusted him to protect them; I imagine they will be enraged by this betrayal when it finally hits home. Particularly when family members start dying.

I am deeply afraid for our people affected by this. Not so much for MAGAs.

yardwork

(65,678 posts)
18. Write to your senators and your congressional representative.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 03:53 PM
Jan 28

I just wrote to mine. Look up your senators and representative at Congress.gov. Go to their webpages and fill out forms to write them.

Do it today. They need to receive millions of emails from their constituents.

Be polite. Don't threaten or call names. State the problem and urge them to restore federal funding to these programs immediately.

BattleRow

(1,440 posts)
20. Do any of these cuts include cutting funding to the black budget?
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 03:56 PM
Jan 28

How about military and defense costs?

Jacson6

(1,072 posts)
26. I just logged in to my Medicaid Portal and it is working 100% in CA.
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 04:29 PM
Jan 28

I don't appreciate these scare tactics against disabled & senior citizens like myself.

Mountain Mule

(1,084 posts)
30. Me too - this is simply awful
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 04:38 PM
Jan 28

I have so very little and now they want to take away even that.

Ms. Toad

(36,135 posts)
31. Ohio's Medicaid portal is not down,
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 04:39 PM
Jan 28

I haven't tried to process an application for Medicaid, since I'm not eligible - but I got to the application page and was able to enter information.

videohead5

(2,566 posts)
32. Trump's approval rating
Tue Jan 28, 2025, 04:46 PM
Jan 28

Is sinking like a rock. Even Rasmussen has his approval rating going down and that was before this freeze.

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