The Medicaid website was down, but the portal was expected to be back up shortly, said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. She wrote on X that no payments had been affected and that they were still being processed and sent.

The outage at least temporarily jeopardized payments the federal government makes to state programs, and sowed uncertainty for patients, doctors, hospitals and others.

The challenge comes amid uncertainly over funding for city agencies and nonprofit organization, and as states, including New York, are already reporting funding issues.

A funding freeze ordered by the Trump administration has sparked widespread confusion about its effects on government programs such as Medicaid.

State Medicaid programs across the country reported Tuesday they had lost access to federal payment portals one day after President Trump announced a freeze on federal grants and aid. By the late

Portals for Medicaid recipients in all 50 states are down after President Donald Trump ordered a federal spending freeze

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said systems are expected to "be back online shortly". New York AG said she is suing the Trump administration over the freeze in federal funding

Karoline Leavitt confirmed Tuesday afternoon the downed portals after multiple reports from lawmakers that their states could not get access to Medicaid dollars.

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.

After President Donald Trump ordered a freeze on federal grants and loans, Medicaid's portals went down Tuesday afternoon, causing recipients to panic about their health insurance coverage. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the Medicaid outage Tuesday on X,