N.Y. Minnesota sue Trump admin to block healthcare funding cuts
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York and Minnesota have filed  a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from cutting off federal funding for state programs that provide healthcare to hundreds of thousands of low-income people .
 The lawsuit   filed on Friday in Manhattan federal court  seeks to restore more than $1 billion in funding for state health programs created under the Affordable Care Act  former President Barack Obamaâs signature domestic policy achievement  a statement from New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said.
In December  the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) told both states it would cut off some of the federal funding for the programs because Congress had not appropriated money for them  according to  the lawsuit . Schneiderman said the cut amounted to about 25 percent of the funding for New Yorkâs Basic Health Program.
About 800 000 people in both states are covered by the programs  according to  the lawsuit .
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York and Minnesota have filed  a lawsuit seeking to block the  [TGT]  administration from cutting off federal funding for state programs that provide healthcare to hundreds of thousands of low-income people .
 The lawsuit   filed on Friday in Manhattan federal court  seeks to restore more than $1 billion in funding for state health programs created under the Affordable Care Act  former President Barack Obamaâs signature domestic policy achievement  a statement from New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said.
In December  the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) told both states it would cut off some of the federal funding for the programs because Congress had not appropriated money for them  according to  the lawsuit . Schneiderman said the cut amounted to about 25 percent of the funding for New Yorkâs Basic Health Program.
About 800 000 people in both states are covered by the programs  according to  the lawsuit .