White House reigns in Musk amid reshaping of federal government
The White House agrees to temporarily restrict Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency’s access to the Treasury Department’s sprawling payment system. This comes as the agency in charge of Medicare and Medicaid confirm it's working with DOGE to find ways to use resources more efficiently "in line with meeting the goals of President Trump.
White House Preparing Order to Cut Thousands of Federal Health Workers
The executive order could come as soon as next week, if the Trump administration goes ahead with plans, according to people familiar with the matter.
White House preparing to cut thousands of health employees: Report
The White House is drafting an executive order to lay off thousands of employees from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), according to a report Thursday.
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 Readies Order Firing Health Agency Workers
The next section of the federal workforce to face mass firings by the Trump administration could be health workers. White House aides are preparing an executive order to fire thousands of employees in the Department of Health and Human Services,
White House denies plan to cut federal health agency workforce
The White House on Thursday denied reports that it was planning an executive order to terminate thousands of workers across federal health agencies.
White House claims Medicaid payments won’t be impacted by funding freeze
President Donald Trump‘s administration sought to tamp down confusion over Medicaid funding in the wake of Office of ...
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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.
White House says Medicaid portal ‘will be back online shortly' after Trump funding freeze blamed
A funding freeze ordered by the Trump administration has sparked widespread confusion about its effects on government ...
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As some Medicaid sites freeze up, White House acts to clarify pause on grants and programs
The White House Office of Management and Budget says its program freeze is limited, but states report widespread disruption ...
Elon Musk gets quiet White House reminders his power isn't unchecked
Trump's aides have signaled behind the scenes that Musk still reports to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.
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AOC Rips Trump as White House Scrambles to Fix Medicaid Freeze
By Tuesday at noon, multiple states reported that they had been locked out of their Medicaid portals amid the nationwide ...
White House: Food stamps and Medicare will not be affected in federal aid freeze
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Social Security, Medicare and food stamps would not be affected by the ...
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White House claims Medicaid payments won’t be affected by funding freeze
“The White House is aware of the Medicaid website portal outage,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on X after wrapping up her first press briefing on Tuesday. “We have ...