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to those things if you actually looked at the excel file that they released with the actual grants it froze everything like it was not just the stuff that they felt was in opposition to this it was like everything we have a ton of grants that were on that list at the agency that i work at and boy oh boy oh boy was there a lot of panic going around
to those things if you actually looked at the excel file that they released with the actual grants it froze everything like it was not just the stuff that they felt was in opposition to this it was like everything we have a ton of grants that were on that list at the agency that i work at and boy oh boy oh boy was there a lot of panic going around
to those things if you actually looked at the excel file that they released with the actual grants it froze everything like it was not just the stuff that they felt was in opposition to this it was like everything we have a ton of grants that were on that list at the agency that i work at and boy oh boy oh boy was there a lot of panic going around
So Wednesday rolls around and they get a judge to come in and sort of put a halt on it. And then later that day, the press secretary says, oh, we're just going to rescind the memo. We're still going to freeze everything. And then the judge comes back and puts a temporary restraining order. So in theory, what that should have meant is that all of that grant funding once again flows. And it did not.
So Wednesday rolls around and they get a judge to come in and sort of put a halt on it. And then later that day, the press secretary says, oh, we're just going to rescind the memo. We're still going to freeze everything. And then the judge comes back and puts a temporary restraining order. So in theory, what that should have meant is that all of that grant funding once again flows. And it did not.
So Wednesday rolls around and they get a judge to come in and sort of put a halt on it. And then later that day, the press secretary says, oh, we're just going to rescind the memo. We're still going to freeze everything. And then the judge comes back and puts a temporary restraining order. So in theory, what that should have meant is that all of that grant funding once again flows. And it did not.
Importantly, too, for us, given how much Medicaid dollars we take in, Medicaid portals in all 50 states went down, so we could not get any of those dollars in service of what we were doing for 12 hours. But still, it was this very concerning situation because Medicaid was not on their list of things that they were after, and yet we couldn't even access it at the state level.
Importantly, too, for us, given how much Medicaid dollars we take in, Medicaid portals in all 50 states went down, so we could not get any of those dollars in service of what we were doing for 12 hours. But still, it was this very concerning situation because Medicaid was not on their list of things that they were after, and yet we couldn't even access it at the state level.
Importantly, too, for us, given how much Medicaid dollars we take in, Medicaid portals in all 50 states went down, so we could not get any of those dollars in service of what we were doing for 12 hours. But still, it was this very concerning situation because Medicaid was not on their list of things that they were after, and yet we couldn't even access it at the state level.
A few more weeks go by and there's news popping about, hey, you said you unfroze stuff, but it's still frozen. Another judge issued an order saying that, like, no, for real, I need it this time. Unfreeze everything. I know some of the grants that we had that we couldn't access seem to have come back online already.
A few more weeks go by and there's news popping about, hey, you said you unfroze stuff, but it's still frozen. Another judge issued an order saying that, like, no, for real, I need it this time. Unfreeze everything. I know some of the grants that we had that we couldn't access seem to have come back online already.
A few more weeks go by and there's news popping about, hey, you said you unfroze stuff, but it's still frozen. Another judge issued an order saying that, like, no, for real, I need it this time. Unfreeze everything. I know some of the grants that we had that we couldn't access seem to have come back online already.
But I don't know, you know, I think it would be an impossible thing to do an accounting of like every single one that might have been turned off that might or might not be back on right now. But I am doubtful that at this point, every single grant across the federal agency is potentially available for folks. Just seems unlikely to me.
But I don't know, you know, I think it would be an impossible thing to do an accounting of like every single one that might have been turned off that might or might not be back on right now. But I am doubtful that at this point, every single grant across the federal agency is potentially available for folks. Just seems unlikely to me.
But I don't know, you know, I think it would be an impossible thing to do an accounting of like every single one that might have been turned off that might or might not be back on right now. But I am doubtful that at this point, every single grant across the federal agency is potentially available for folks. Just seems unlikely to me.
I think importantly, Haley and I have the advantage of working for a more economically stable institution. There's a lot of health clinics out there that have a week's worth of working capital, right?
I think importantly, Haley and I have the advantage of working for a more economically stable institution. There's a lot of health clinics out there that have a week's worth of working capital, right?
I think importantly, Haley and I have the advantage of working for a more economically stable institution. There's a lot of health clinics out there that have a week's worth of working capital, right?
So if all of a sudden they lose access to every grant dollar, they lose access to their Fed 330, they were scheduled to draw down on a grant that was going to cover a whole bunch of upcoming expenses, but they haven't done it yet. And then they can't, like in very real ways, that may mean that the doors are closed and the place goes under and that no one can get care there.
So if all of a sudden they lose access to every grant dollar, they lose access to their Fed 330, they were scheduled to draw down on a grant that was going to cover a whole bunch of upcoming expenses, but they haven't done it yet. And then they can't, like in very real ways, that may mean that the doors are closed and the place goes under and that no one can get care there.