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Four major threats to vaccine access in the U.S., experts warn

Four major threats to vaccine access in the U.S., experts warn

The politicization of vaccines has become a growing concern for public health experts, including former chairs of the…

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U.S. resumes visas for foreign students, demands access to social media accounts : NPR

U.S. resumes visas for foreign students, demands access to social media accounts : NPR

Chinese students wait outside the U.S. Embassy for their visa application interviews, in Beijing on May 2, 2012.…

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When will poor countries gain access?

When will poor countries gain access?

Gilead Sciences has recently obtained approval from U.S. regulators for its innovative HIV prevention drug, marking a significant…

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How RFK, Jr.’s Dismissal of CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Will Affect U.S. Vaccine Access

How RFK, Jr.’s Dismissal of CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Will Affect U.S. Vaccine Access

government and make recommendations about vaccines and vaccine policies—the other is the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Vaccines…

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Apple to give app developers access to its artificial intelligence models

Apple to give app developers access to its artificial intelligence models

Apple made a significant announcement at its annual developer event by allowing millions of app developers to access…

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Week in Review: Why Anthropic cut access to Windsurf

Week in Review: Why Anthropic cut access to Windsurf

Welcome to the Weekly Tech Roundup! It's that time of the week again, where we bring you all…

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Does Musk’s feud with Trump pose a risk to U.S. access to space? : NPR

Does Musk’s feud with Trump pose a risk to U.S. access to space? : NPR

To create a unique version of the article on a WordPress platform, we can start by converting the…

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Eliminating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Medicaid My Administration has been relentlessly committed to rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse in Government programs to preserve and protect them for those who rely most on them. The Medicaid program was designed to be a program to compassionately provide taxpayer dollars to healthcare providers who offer care to the most vulnerable Americans. To keep payments reasonable, billable costs for such care were historically capped at the same level that healthcare providers could receive from Medicare. The State and Federal Governments jointly shared this cost burden to ensure those of lesser means did not go untreated. Under the Biden Administration, States and healthcare providers were permitted to game the system. For example, States “taxed” healthcare providers, but sent the same money back to them in the form of a “Medicaid payment,” which automatically unlocked for healthcare providers an additional “burden-sharing” payment from the Federal Government. Through this gimmick, the State could avoid contributing money toward Medicaid services, meaning the State no longer had a reason to be prudent in the amount of reimbursement provided. Instead of paying Medicare rates, many States that utilize these arrangements now pay the same healthcare providers almost three times the Medicare amount, a practice encouraged by the Biden Administration. These State Directed Payments have rapidly accelerated, quadrupling in magnitude over the last 4 years and reaching 0 billion in 2024 alone. This trajectory threatens the Federal Treasury and Medicaid’s long-term stability, and the imbalance between Medicaid and Medicare patients threatens to jeopardize access to care for our seniors. I pledged to protect and improve these important Government healthcare programs for those that rely on them. Seniors on Medicare and Medicaid recipients both deserve access to quality care in a system free from the fraud, waste, and abuse, that enriches the unscrupulous and jeopardizes the programs themselves. We will take action to continue to love and cherish the Medicare and Medicaid programs to ensure they are preserved for those who need them most. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall therefore take appropriate action to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid, including by ensuring Medicaid payments rates are not higher than Medicare, to the extent permitted by applicable law. This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. DONALD J. TRUMP

Eliminating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Medicaid My Administration has been relentlessly committed to rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse in Government programs to preserve and protect them for those who rely most on them. The Medicaid program was designed to be a program to compassionately provide taxpayer dollars to healthcare providers who offer care to the most vulnerable Americans. To keep payments reasonable, billable costs for such care were historically capped at the same level that healthcare providers could receive from Medicare. The State and Federal Governments jointly shared this cost burden to ensure those of lesser means did not go untreated. Under the Biden Administration, States and healthcare providers were permitted to game the system. For example, States “taxed” healthcare providers, but sent the same money back to them in the form of a “Medicaid payment,” which automatically unlocked for healthcare providers an additional “burden-sharing” payment from the Federal Government. Through this gimmick, the State could avoid contributing money toward Medicaid services, meaning the State no longer had a reason to be prudent in the amount of reimbursement provided. Instead of paying Medicare rates, many States that utilize these arrangements now pay the same healthcare providers almost three times the Medicare amount, a practice encouraged by the Biden Administration. These State Directed Payments have rapidly accelerated, quadrupling in magnitude over the last 4 years and reaching $110 billion in 2024 alone. This trajectory threatens the Federal Treasury and Medicaid’s long-term stability, and the imbalance between Medicaid and Medicare patients threatens to jeopardize access to care for our seniors. I pledged to protect and improve these important Government healthcare programs for those that rely on them. Seniors on Medicare and Medicaid recipients both deserve access to quality care in a system free from the fraud, waste, and abuse, that enriches the unscrupulous and jeopardizes the programs themselves. We will take action to continue to love and cherish the Medicare and Medicaid programs to ensure they are preserved for those who need them most. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall therefore take appropriate action to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid, including by ensuring Medicaid payments rates are not higher than Medicare, to the extent permitted by applicable law. This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. DONALD J. TRUMP

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID…

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Supreme Court grants DOGE access to confidential Social Security records : NPR

Supreme Court grants DOGE access to confidential Social Security records : NPR

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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Issues Must Read Dissent After Conservative Justices Give DOGE Access To Social Security Data

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Issues Must Read Dissent After Conservative Justices Give DOGE Access To Social Security Data

In a decision that has raised eyebrows and set off alarm bells, the conservative majority of the Supreme…

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Windsurf says Anthropic is limiting its direct access to Claude AI models

Windsurf says Anthropic is limiting its direct access to Claude AI models

Windsurf, a popular vibe coding startup, is facing challenges as it navigates a recent decision made by Anthropic,…

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Access To Abortion Pill Mifepristone Could Be Threatened, Again

Access To Abortion Pill Mifepristone Could Be Threatened, Again

The debate over the abortion pill mifepristone is once again at the forefront of political and legal battles,…

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