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As Their Attack On LA Backfires, Trump Administration Blames Tim Walz And AOC

As Their Attack On LA Backfires, Trump Administration Blames Tim Walz And AOC

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RFK Jr. Will Shrink The Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration. Here’s What That Means For Public Health

RFK Jr. Will Shrink The Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration. Here’s What That Means For Public Health

The recent appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services has sparked controversy…

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Trump administration takes aim at Biden and Obama cybersecurity rules

Trump administration takes aim at Biden and Obama cybersecurity rules

President Trump Signs Executive Order Rolling Back Cybersecurity Policies President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday…

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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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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court To Leave Mass Layoffs At Education Department In Place

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court To Leave Mass Layoffs At Education Department In Place

President Donald Trump's administration has requested the Supreme Court to halt a court order that reinstated Education Department…

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Trump Administration Sues to Block Texas Law Offering In-State Tuition to Illegal Immigrants

Trump Administration Sues to Block Texas Law Offering In-State Tuition to Illegal Immigrants

This article was originally published by The Epoch Times: Trump Administration Sues to Block Texas Law Offering In-State…

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Democrat Slams Administration For ‘Enriching Themselves,’ Outlines Path To Beat Trump (CORRECTION)

Democrat Slams Administration For ‘Enriching Themselves,’ Outlines Path To Beat Trump (CORRECTION)

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story misinterpreted Rep. Robert Garcia’s remarks. Garcia criticized Donald Trump’s administration for…

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Trump administration says Columbia University fails to meet accreditation standards

Trump administration says Columbia University fails to meet accreditation standards

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HILARIOUS: Trump Roasts Biden in Remarks at Summer SoirĂ©e Event – “Don’t Fall, Please. We Had an Administration that Fell a Lot” (VIDEO) |

HILARIOUS: Trump Roasts Biden in Remarks at Summer SoirĂ©e Event – “Don’t Fall, Please. We Had an Administration that Fell a Lot” (VIDEO) |

President Trump delivers remarks at Summer SoirĂ©e event – June 4, 2025 During a Summer SoirĂ©e event held…

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Trump Administration Targets California After Trans Athlete Wins Track Events

Trump Administration Targets California After Trans Athlete Wins Track Events

The Trump administration is targeting California after a 16-year-old transgender athlete, AB Hernandez, won multiple events at a…

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New Jersey Mayor Sues Trump Administration For Unlawful Arrest As Intimidation Backfires

New Jersey Mayor Sues Trump Administration For Unlawful Arrest As Intimidation Backfires

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Jon Stewart Tackles Elon Musk’s Exit From the Trump Administration

Jon Stewart Tackles Elon Musk’s Exit From the Trump Administration

On the latest episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart delved into the conclusion of Elon Musk’s tenure…

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