Tag: burden

Caleb Williams drops 1-word reaction to Bears rookie Luther Burden III’s “Same shi different toilet” message

Caleb Williams is poised to take on a more significant role in his second season with the Chicago

Dave Ramsey instructs North Dakota man on how to rescue his mom, 75, from the burden of his dad’s $18K debt

When Matt from Bismarck, North Dakota, reached out to The Ramsey Show, he had a pressing question about

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

S&P Global ‘positive’ on Wells Fargo as regulatory burden lifts

S&P Global has recently upgraded its outlook on Wells Fargo from "stable" to "positive", following the U.S. bank's

COVID-19 Disease Burden Remains High, Study Shows

The recent study conducted in Denmark has shed light on the ongoing threat posed by COVID-19. The researchers

Who Bears the Burden of Tariffs?

  Co-blogger Jon Murphy, in his piece titled “Why Must Americans Pay Tariffs?” published on May 29, 2025,

Uncovering The Hidden Burden Of Timeshare Debt

Financial stress is a common issue that affects many aspects of our lives, including our mental health, relationships,

Curbing plastics pollution could help reduce global burden of breast cancer, analysis suggests

Plastic pollution has become a major concern globally, not only for its impact on the environment but also