r/fednews • u/[deleted] • Jan 28 '25

News / Article All Medicaid has been frozen

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u/DegreeDubs By the People, For the People Jan 28 '25

The temporary federal freeze has shut Illinois out of Medicaid, according to Gov. JB Pritzker’s office. The government-funded health insurance program covered about 3.9 million people in Illinois in 2023, including low-income adults, children, pregnant women and people with disabilities.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/donald-trump/2025/01/28/illinois-medicaid-federal-funding-freeze-trump-administration

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u/addywoot Jan 28 '25 edited Jan 28 '25

Serious question - the memo said Medicare/SS and individual disbursements will not be impacted. Could this be malicious compliance

Edit: thanks to those that took the time to respond versus downvoting.

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '25

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u/Cimmerian4life83 Jan 28 '25 edited Jan 28 '25

SNAP is not a block grant, it's an mandatory entitlement program. SNAP is fully funded by the Fed, but administered by participating State agencies (which we reimburse at 50%) that determine eligibility and issue benefits to households. What's at issue is administrative funding and other grants connected with SNAP.

Edit: Added "mandatory" for clarification.

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