Medicaid

The federal site went down as the Trump administration announced a freeze on federal grant funding.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on social media that the Trump administration is aware of the issue and that no payments had been affected.

As the General Assembly opened its 90-day session, the governor and legislators offered different options for filling a nearly $3 billion deficit.

Contract negotiations broke down last week.

More than 100,000 patients will need to transition plans.

The federal waiver is still being reviewed by CMS.

The federal governmental stopped automatic re-enrollment about a year ago.

The bill would increase Medicaid rates by 8%, but could cause other issues.

Savings came from reduced enrollment in Medicaid.

Nearly 214,000 people signed up for insurance through the marketplace.