Medicaid reimbursement portals were down in all 50 states on the heels of a funding freeze ordered by the Trump administration of federal grants and loans, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said. The shutdown in access to the Medicaid system came a day after the acting Office of Management and Budget Director Matthew Vaeth issued a memo ordering a "Temporary Pause of Agency Grant,

U.S. Senators for Oregon, Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are slamming the Trump Administration’s announcement to freeze federal funding. Senator Ron Wyden took to social media Tuesday morning, writing “Trump doesn’t care if the economy crashes and communities suffer.

Senator Ron Wyden claimed Medicaid portals were down in all 50 states Tuesday due to Trump's federal funding freeze. Wyden warned the freeze may strip health insurance from millions of Americans. President Donald Trump issued a directive on Monday to temporarily suspend all federal grants and loans.