Trump’s Medicaid disruption threatens vital resource for millions of Americans

A brief shutdown of the federal health insurance program struck fear into patients - and concern about what's to come

Every January, Andrea Pitzer feels a simmering anxiety until the letter arrives: her mother's Medicaid renewal. Without it, her mother's care would cost about $10,000 a month.

On Tuesday, when the system for processing Medicaid payments to all 50 US states shut down unexpectedly, Pitzer's anxiety erupted into full-blown fear.