President Donald Trump's sweeping executive order freezing federal loans and grants has put a number of key government programs in jeopardy, and none may be bigger than Medicaid, which provides health insurance to more than 70 million Americans.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), writing on BlueSky, revealed that "my staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following last night's federal funding freeze."
Wyden added that "this is a blatant attempt to rip away health care from millions of Americans overnight and will get people killed."
Wyden wasn't the only Democratic senator to confirm that Medicaid had been shut down nationwide, as Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) also reported it down in his state.
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"Connecticut’s Medicaid payment system has been turned off," Murphy wrote on X. "Doctors and hospitals cannot get paid. Discussions ongoing about whether services can continue. Medicaid covers health care for millions of seniors and covers 40% of births in America."
Multiple government programs' ability to function has been thrown in doubt by Trump's sweeping order, which many critics have called blatantly illegal and a violation of Congress's power to control federal spending.
