Illinois and other states were shut out of the Medicaid system Tuesday. The White House confirmed the portal “outage,” but insisted payments would be unaffected.

But Illinois has a “trigger” law that would automatically end Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions in the state if federal funding is cut — which means 931,169 Illinoisans would lose their health coverage, according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Illinois lawmakers are happy a federal judge halted President Trump's federal funding freeze Tuesday, but they aren't relying on the temporary injunction. Why it matters: State lawmakers are worried that the freeze could have lasting damage to residents who rely on Medicaid and other public services.

Gov. JB Pritzker says the Medicaid system was down on Tuesday in Illinois and other states across the country.

Other payment systems also appear to be offline, suggesting a broader shutdown of federal portals related to grants and funding.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said President Donald Trump’s pause on federal funding is illegal and accused the administration of lying when it said programs that provide direct assistance like Medicaid would not be affected.

The White House confirmed the website for Medicaid payments was down a day after announcing a pause on federal grants and loans.

Illinois has a “trigger” law that would automatically end Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions in the state if federal funding is cut — which means 931,169 Illinoisans would lose their health coverage.

Illinois lawmakers are voicing strong concerns after the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze created widespread confusion and disruptions to critical services.

A federal judge temporarily halted President Donald Trump's move to freeze all federal grants pending an analysis to root out "wokeness" in federal spending. But confusion reigned Tuesday in Chicago and beyond as leaders braced for serious potential cuts to an array of major programs.

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