White House Funding Freeze Stokes Uncertainty for Military Families as Raft of Programs Under Review

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Medicaid is operated by the states but receives federal funding to provide medical care for low-income individuals and families.
54% : VA programs including veterans cemetery grants; education assistance for veterans and family members; adaptive sports grants; suicide prevention programs; a program that provides health benefits for veteran family members; and state-run veterans nursing homes are among the nearly 50 VA programs that must be reviewed.
52% : On Tuesday, there were reports that agencies and organizations were locked out of an online system responsible for depositing the money, which appeared to affect programs such as Medicaid, Head Start early childhood education programs, and community health centers, according to CBS News.
49% : Eileen Huck, deputy director of government relations for the National Military Family Association, said the confusion Tuesday regarding the announcement and uncertainty over whether military personnel would continue to receive benefits has placed undue stress on families.
48% : An OMB note sent to Congress on Tuesday said the freeze also will not affect Medicaid, "funds for small businesses, farmers, Pell Grants, Head Start, rental assistance, and other similar programs," according to the document, obtained by Military.com. Tuesday afternoon, however, dozens of states were reporting that their Medicaid portals and payment systems had been shut off, contradicting the OMB note to Congress.
40% : But Defense Department and Department of Veterans Affairs programs that support medical research, caregivers, state-run veterans nursing homes, veterans cemeteries and more will be affected by the freeze until at least Feb. 7.

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