Giving Compass' Take:

· The Trump Administration has yet to announce and distribute the federal funding for local groups helping people apply for ObamaCare and Medicaid. The Hill reports that these groups are left in limbo wondering if they will get the grants, if it will be enough, and if it will come in time to continue the process. 

· Why hasn't the current administration addressed this matter? Is this a tactic to sabotage ObamaCare?

· Read about the changes in politics in ObamaCare.

Local groups that help people sign up for ObamaCare and Medicaid have yet to hear from the Trump administration about their annual federal funding, leaving many in limbo and fearing the grants could be too small or might not come at all.

“We really haven’t gotten any update or any deadline to submit applications or any knowledge at all about what the future is going to bring,” said Karen Egozi, CEO of the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida, one of the state’s larger health-care navigator programs.

The organizations typically hear from the federal government in April or early May with information about how much money will be available for grants, when key deadlines are, and the expected award date.

But several navigators contacted by The Hill said they have received no information from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency that manages the program, about the exact timing of and details on the grants, making it difficult to plan for the upcoming health insurance open enrollment period.

When asked about the navigator grants, a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) wrote in an email that HHS did not have any details to share at this time.

In the past, the department has referred to the sign-up program as “ineffective” and significantly cut its funding last year, basing the new lower funding levels on how well they met past enrollment goals.

Read the full article about ObamaCare by Jessie Hellman and Rachel Roubein at The Hill.