Various organizations and institutions that rely on the Federal Health Department Fund stated that after the White House moved to the relocation, they have been locked outside the online system responsible for tracking and deposit Frozen funds Throughout the Trump administration.
These include the state medical subsidy plan that cannot log in to the payment management service website or PMS, which is operated by the Ministry of Health and Public Service. The department shall handle billions of dollars per year.
The website currently warns that “the PMS is taking other measures to handle payment due to the potential non -allowed payment payment. The review of the applicable plan and payment will cause delays and/or refusal to pay.”
HHS spokesman did not immediately respond to the comments request of why recipients were locked on the portal.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Tuesday that medical subsidy receivers and other people who directly obtained federal funds will continue to receive. She said: “This will not affect the personal assistance of Americans.” She also insisted that the suspension funds were “temporary.”
However, the recipients of other federal health funds have also reported that they have been locked in payment The system, including the first child education plan and the community health center.
“My employees have confirmed that after the federal funds were frozen last night, all 50 states' medical subsidy portals fell in all 50 states. This is a blatant attempt to evacuate millions of Americans overnight. Healthcare and will be killed, “Ron Wyden, a Democratic Senator in Oregon, was published on X.
Hawaii's Democratic Senator Brian Schatz tweeted: “Multiple states are locked outside the medical subsidy portal.” “” “
Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican senator, said that he was convinced that medical subsidies would not be affected.
Holy said: “The White House just told us that medical subsidies are not the case.”
A spokesman for the National Medical Subsidy Directors Association said they have officially sought the guidance of the Trump administration to explain the interruption.
Joann Alike at the Children and Family Center of Georgetown University calls on the government to issue a statement to clarify the explanation Medical subsidy It should not be affected, warn that this is a “major crisis” because states hope to reduce the funds of this month.
“Any suspension of any suspension of federal medical subsidies (the source of federal funding received by the state)-is catastrophic for states, because they need to cancel federal funds to fulfill their financial obligations to medical care providers and be medical care for medical care. Subsidies and health care providers and health plans, “Alike said.
HSS also announced in a statement before locking that it will re -evaluate “all plans, regulations and guidance to ensure that the money's money has not been used to pay or promote selective abortion” ” Administrative order President Trump.
The National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association warned in a statement that even in the “temporary capital pause”, the center of health may face “serious damage.”
“For many patients, the medical center assisted by the title X is its only source of medical care. The title X Planning Plan plans that the funds have been insufficient for a long time, and the administrative operation may destroy the stability of the health provider network operating under great pressure. “Clare Coleman), chairman and CEO of the Association.
Although Livit of the White House said that paying to Americans will not be affected directly, she has not specifically resolved which gifts plan to survive the funding of funds.
Frozen legal challenges have been proposed by an alliance, including the National Non -profit Organization and the US Public Health Association, which requires federal judges to file an emergency order to prevent the operation from taking effect.
Several Democratic Prosecutors also announced on Tuesday afternoon that they will sue the Trump administration on the memorandum of freezing federal funds in the memorandum of management and budget office and will seek temporary restrictions to prevent them from implementing.
School lunch, other plans are worried about the impact of funds frozen
The meaning of the federal donation is exceeded HHS, but the impact is still unknown.
It is unclear whether the national school lunch plan to pay for the children's meals to the school and the school district will still obtain funds through the US Department of Agriculture. The plan provides feeding for about 28 million American students per month.
Diane Pratt-Heavner, director of the media relationship director of the School Nutrition Association, said her organization is asking more information to the US Department of Agriculture.
She said: “In view of the financial crisis facing the diet plan today, we urge Congress to increase reimbursement of school dining. Therefore, there is no doubt that there is no room for budget in the budget.”
A meal on a non -profit -seeking wheel provides about 250 million meals to more than 2 million elderly people each year, and has received federal funds. They are not sure what the next is.
The meal of the Wheels spokesman said: “If the order actually includes the” American Older Law “, this may stop serving the vulnerable groups without other purchases or preparing meals.” The certainty is the chaos that causes local meals in the wheel provider. It is uncertain whether they should enjoy the meal today. Unfortunately, the unfortunate thing is that the elderly will panic and do not know that their next meal will come from the next meal. where.”
They added that because the plan has insufficient funding, local providers usually “have no ability to absorb such strikes, especially if they continue to exist for a long time.”
Aaron Navarro contributed to this report.
