Hours after President Donald Trump’s administration announced it was freezing potentially trillions of dollars in federal grants and other fiscal aid across the nation, Illinois agencies were having trouble accessing Medicaid systems,

Illinois and other states have been shut out of the Medicaid system due to an order from President Donald Trump to temporarily freeze federal funds while the government conducts a spending review. A memo issued by acting director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Matthew Vaeth directed federal agencies to

Medicaid, the health care program for low-income people and families, is jointly administered by the federal and state government, which also share costs.