A now-rescinded memo issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) caused widespread confusion and fueled social media claims that the Trump administration had halted funding for essential programs like Medicaid,

Unclear if sweeping executive order will affect Medicaid and other federal assistance programs for older Americans.

The Trump administration temporarily halted nearly all federal grants, loans, and other financial assistance to beneficiaries in a surprise move Monday to reassess federal spending. The order came from the Office of Management and Budget in a memo to government agencies directing them to eliminate any federal funding advancing “Marxist equity,