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If Crime Is Down, Why Is Fear Up? Are Americans Delusional?

If Crime Is Down, Why Is Fear Up? Are Americans Delusional?

Crime rates are a complex issue and can be interpreted in many different ways. While official FBI data…

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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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Treasury Secretary Bessent Warns Americans Will Suffer Largest Tax Hike in History If ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Is Not Passed – Publishes Thread on X to Explain Benefits of Bill |

Treasury Secretary Bessent Warns Americans Will Suffer Largest Tax Hike in History If ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Is Not Passed – Publishes Thread on X to Explain Benefits of Bill |

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took to X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, expressing his enthusiastic endorsement of President…

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Kim Jong Un’s North Korea Infiltrates US Remote Jobs With The Help Of Everyday Americans, Funneling Million Through ‘Laptop Farm’ Run By Unwitting TikToker: Report

Kim Jong Un’s North Korea Infiltrates US Remote Jobs With The Help Of Everyday Americans, Funneling $17 Million Through ‘Laptop Farm’ Run By Unwitting TikToker: Report

Kim Jong Un’s North Korea has been implicated in a covert operation to infiltrate American businesses through remote…

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Study shows ripple effects from World War II detainment camps on Japanese Americans’ reproductive health

Study shows ripple effects from World War II detainment camps on Japanese Americans’ reproductive health

Intergenerational Reproductive Health Effects of Japanese American Detainment Camps Revealed A recent study conducted by researchers at West…

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Inflation-weary Americans queue for toilet paper and cheap Bordeaux

Inflation-weary Americans queue for toilet paper and cheap Bordeaux

Inflation has hit American consumers hard, leading many to seek out members-only warehouse clubs for their shopping needs.…

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Why Must Americans Pay Tariffs?

Why Must Americans Pay Tariffs?

A bold claim from the Trump Administration suggests that tariffs are essentially a foreign tax burden. Under certain…

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Over 2 Million Americans Went ‘Missing’ During 2020 And 2021 : ScienceAlert

Over 2 Million Americans Went ‘Missing’ During 2020 And 2021 : ScienceAlert

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the mortality rates in the United States compared to…

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Robert Reich Lays Out 7 Brutal Ways Trump Cuts Hurt Everyday Americans

Robert Reich Lays Out 7 Brutal Ways Trump Cuts Hurt Everyday Americans

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich Warns of Trump's DOGE InitiativeRobert Reich, former Labor Secretary, recently criticized President Donald…

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Marco Rubio Announces the U.S. Will Now Ban Foreign Nationals Who Censor the Free Speech of Americans |

Marco Rubio Announces the U.S. Will Now Ban Foreign Nationals Who Censor the Free Speech of Americans |

Rubio's New Policy on Foreign Censorship: A Bold Step or Just Political Theater? This week, Secretary of State…

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American Backlash: Why the Letitia James Mortgage Fraud Investigation Resonates with Americans |

American Backlash: Why the Letitia James Mortgage Fraud Investigation Resonates with Americans |

Guest post by Joel Gilbert “We’re absolutely going to sue him. He’ll definitely know my name personally,” declared…

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Victor Reacts: Democrats Think the Majority of Americans are Delusional? (VIDEO) |

Victor Reacts: Democrats Think the Majority of Americans are Delusional? (VIDEO) |

Polling Perceptions: Are Americans Really on the Right Track? It seems the Democratic Party is operating under the…

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