Medicaid, the US program that provides healthcare coverage to low income people, has been shut down.

"White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, speaking at a news conference Tuesday, said, "I'll check back on that and get back to you," when asked if Medicaid payments were affected by the Office of Management and Budget order.

Murphy fired back at Leavitt in a tweet, writing, "72 MILLION people rely on this health insurance and you have to get back to us?!? Are you f****** kidding me?"

"Medicaid reimbursement portals were down Tuesday in all 50 states on the heels of a funding freeze ordered by the Trump administration of federal grants and loans, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said.

Sen. Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, separately said that his state's "Medicaid payment system has been turned off."

"Doctors and hospitals cannot get paid," Murphy wrote in a tweet. "Discussions ongoing about whether services can continue."

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White House says Medicaid portal ‘will be back online shortly' after Trump funding freeze blamed

A funding freeze ordered by the Trump administration has sparked widespread confusion about its effects on government programs such as Medicaid.

^{Dan Mangan,CNBC (NBC New York)}