Has anybody seen anything definitive about whether Medicaid is currently available?

The last I read a judge put a hold on the freeze until Monday. I don’t know if there is anything further on that.

Here’s a link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/us/politics/trump-freeze-funding.html?searchResultPosition=5

When you go on ask them.

Nobody knows.

@Dutchess_III yes, the problem being that I don’t really get a chance to make personal calls from work, and I have to rush to my appointment right from work. So I may have trouble getting ahold of someone that day. Hopefully, the judge will clear up things one way or another on Monday.

I’m still wondering if anyone has seen what was going around yesterday regarding Trump supposedly rescinding the order.

I think every thing is deliberately chaotic in this administration and nobody know anything definitively. Still, I imagine it’s best getting the shot now if you can because things may only get worse once RFK is confirmed.

@janbb that’s what I was thinking, because I could see them trying to ban vaccines. But I need to get it anyway, because COVID cases are rising in my state again. I was supposed to get it in December, but had to cancel my appointment because I was sick.

@LifeQuestioner I had delayed getting my flu shot but go it recently for the same reason. I think whatever you can do now, do it fast. I also renewed my passport early to avoid hold ups there.

@janbb Good idea! And I didn’t even think about the passport thing. I have never traveled out of the country, so never bothered to get one. (Now I’m wondering if at some point I might need to.)

The original EO excluded any freezes on Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid. The original EO has been rescinded but every agency still has to review all spending on financial assistance, grants, and loans to identify what could be on the chopping block.

Good! And that’s why we have 3 different branches of government, so no one person make things happen. Just because trump wants doesn’t mean it will happen.
Yay.

@seawulf575 that’s not what was first said at all. There was a freeze put on all federal funding, and only after that did Trump start walking back on Medicaid, etc. I don’t think he even had a clue how many programs would be affected and then people started pushing back. But I’m sure you have a different take on it.

Because he has no clue how our government is set up, much less the specifics.

@LifeQuestioner Where did you hear what was said initially? I’m guessing on some left wing outlet. I don’t go to “news” agencies. I went and read the EO that he signed. It specified that his freezes did not pertain to the things I mentioned. What happened is what so often happens…the “media” started reading into it and trying to make it sound horrible. The report their spin as fact and people like you buy into it, getting upset that you are sure Trump did exactly what they said. After all the times they have lied, I’m not sure why they are given any credence at all…why people don’t do the research themselves before getting upset.

@Dutchess_III Your lack of understanding of civics is glaring. Trump, as POTUS, has the responsibility to ensure we aren’t wasting money. That is one of his functions. So yes, when he finds something he questions he has to do what he can to ensure it is the right thing.