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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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JUST IN: Biden Judge Bars DHS From Transferring Illegal Aliens to Other Agencies After Four Venezuelan Gang Members Were Flown from Gitmo to El Salvador |

JUST IN: Biden Judge Bars DHS From Transferring Illegal Aliens to Other Agencies After Four Venezuelan Gang Members Were Flown from Gitmo to El Salvador |

Judge Brian E. Murphy / screen image from Senate confirmation Federal Judge Blocks DHS from Transferring Migrants to…

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The Supreme Court could limit agencies’ duty to consider environmental harms

The Supreme Court could limit agencies’ duty to consider environmental harms

The upcoming Supreme Court decision in the case of Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado has…

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Agencies Are Making Plans to Catch Rocks From Other Solar Systems : ScienceAlert

Agencies Are Making Plans to Catch Rocks From Other Solar Systems : ScienceAlert

A mysterious object zoomed through our Solar System in late 2017, catching the attention of astronomers worldwide. Dubbed…

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STAT+: Inside U.S. health agencies, workers confront chaos and questions as operations come unglued

STAT+: Inside U.S. health agencies, workers confront chaos and questions as operations come unglued

The Trump Administration's Remaking of the Department of Health and Human Services Sparks Chaos Beyond the thousands of…

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The Sounds of Sharks, Meaning behind Mars Molecule and Federal Cuts to Science and Health Agencies

The Sounds of Sharks, Meaning behind Mars Molecule and Federal Cuts to Science and Health Agencies

Sharks are known for their stealth and silence, but a new study published in the journal Royal Society…

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President Donald J. Trump Exempts Agencies with National Security Missions from Federal Collective Bargaining Requirements – The White House

President Donald J. Trump Exempts Agencies with National Security Missions from Federal Collective Bargaining Requirements – The White House

DEFENDING OUR NATIONAL SECURITY: In a move that has stirred significant debate, President Donald J. Trump has signed…

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Immediately After Schumer’s CR Cave Trump Guts 7 Government Agencies

Immediately After Schumer’s CR Cave Trump Guts 7 Government Agencies

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