Jan. 28, 2025

At A Glance

At a Glance is a Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) publication that provides information on major initiatives, policy changes and program updates. Feel free to share At a Glance with your colleagues. Find previous editions of At a Glance on our website. Thank you for your interest!

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Important Update on Recent Federal Action

Yesterday, the federal Office of Management and Budget issued a memo (M-25-13) to federal agencies, indicating, “...to the extent permissible under applicable law, Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency activities that may be implicated by the executive orders...”


Concurrent with this memo, the Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) was unable to access federal funds yesterday or this morning in accordance with our standard operating procedures. This afternoon, HCPF was able to access the federal payment system and submit our standard request for federal matching funds for all HCPF-administered programs; we are now awaiting the wire transfer of funds from the federal government.


Given HCPF’s Medicaid and Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) operational pay cycle, care providers and other partners should expect payments yesterday, today, and Wednesday. We are anticipating federal fund transfers to enable future payments and will keep you informed as we work with our federal and state partners on this urgent matter.

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