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American trust in health agencies is falling

American trust in health agencies is falling

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STAT+: They advised federal health agencies on the ethics and impact of scientific research. They’re no longer wanted

STAT+: They advised federal health agencies on the ethics and impact of scientific research. They’re no longer wanted

Health and Human Services is undergoing significant changes in its advisory committees.Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images For the past two…

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Senate Dems block bid to end government shutdown as agencies set to lay off 750K employees daily

Senate Dems block bid to end government shutdown as agencies set to lay off 750K employees daily

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, Senate Democrats voted against ending the government shutdown, once again blocking a temporary funding…

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Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund Reveals He Was NEVER Told About FBI’s 274 Plainclothes Agents in Jan. 6 Crowd – Despite Meeting with Agencies the Night Before | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft

Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund Reveals He Was NEVER Told About FBI’s 274 Plainclothes Agents in Jan. 6 Crowd – Despite Meeting with Agencies the Night Before | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft

A significant revelation has surfaced. In a recent interview with John Fawcett on The Great America Show, former…

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Acting U.S. Attorney Tells Federal Agencies to Ignore Newsom’s Unconstitutional Law Banning ICE Agents from Wearing Masks | The Gateway Pundit | by Cassandra MacDonald

Acting U.S. Attorney Tells Federal Agencies to Ignore Newsom’s Unconstitutional Law Banning ICE Agents from Wearing Masks | The Gateway Pundit | by Cassandra MacDonald

Federal Official Disregards California's New ICE Mask Law Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli has issued a directive to…

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Trump admin directs federal agencies to delete employee COVID vaccination records

Trump admin directs federal agencies to delete employee COVID vaccination records

The Trump Administration Orders Federal Agencies to Eliminate COVID-19 Vaccine Records The Trump administration issued a directive on…

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BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court Greenlights Trump’s Federal Government Purge — Mass Layoffs and Overhaul Back On Track in 20 Federal Agencies |

BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court Greenlights Trump’s Federal Government Purge — Mass Layoffs and Overhaul Back On Track in 20 Federal Agencies |

The U.S. Supreme Court has taken the unprecedented step of overturning a controversial ruling made by a judge…

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JUST IN: President Trump Orders Federal Agencies to “Take Any Action Necessary” to “Liberate Los Angeles” from Illegal Alien Invaders |

JUST IN: President Trump Orders Federal Agencies to “Take Any Action Necessary” to “Liberate Los Angeles” from Illegal Alien Invaders |

On Sunday, President Trump issued a directive for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Guard, and Justice…

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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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Rating agencies in public brawl over scores for private credit

Rating agencies in public brawl over scores for private credit

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this…

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How Trump’s cuts to environmental agencies could affect Americans : Short Wave : NPR

How Trump’s cuts to environmental agencies could affect Americans : Short Wave : NPR

Cuts to NOAA may make it more difficult to predict flooding and other weather-related disasters; cuts to FEMA…

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NEW: Clinton Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Reorganization Plans For 20 Federal Agencies |

NEW: Clinton Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Reorganization Plans For 20 Federal Agencies |

Credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr On Friday, a federal judge delivered a significant blow to the Trump Administration by issuing…

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