Biden-era policies rescinded by Donald Trump could signal a significant shake-up in Medicare and Medicaid drug price reforms.
The White House rescinded a pause on all Federal grants and loans, but the short-lived action shined a light on what could come in the future.
A funding freeze ordered by the Trump administration has sparked widespread confusion about its effects on government programs such as Medicaid.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the pause on federal financial assistance will not include food stamps, Social Security, or Medicare and welfare benefits.
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
The White House is claiming the Wednesday move by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rescinding a controversial order that froze a wide swath of federal financial assistance is not actually an end to curbing government spending.
The White House Office of Management and Budget late Jan. 27 issued a memo directing federal agencies to temporarily pause federal grants, loans and other financial assistance programs implicated by President Trump’s recent executive orders.
The order is "a potential five-alarm fire" for organizations that serve communities, nonprofit group executive says.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, during her first press briefing, faced a barrage of questions on the administration's freeze on federal aid programs.
Presidents from both parties, including Trump, have let the budget grow and grow. The White House is trying to make changes on its own.
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