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Gundlach says to buy international stocks on dollar’s ‘secular decline’

Gundlach says to buy international stocks on dollar’s ‘secular decline’

Jeffrey Gundlach, the CEO of DoubleLine Capital, recently shared his insights on the global stock market during an…

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Meta reportedly in talks to invest billions of dollars in Scale AI

Meta reportedly in talks to invest billions of dollars in Scale AI

Meta in Talks for Multi-Billion Dollar Investment in Scale AI Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is reportedly in…

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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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Top CNN Reporter OUT After Outlet Pays Navy Vet Millions of Dollars in Defamation Settlement |

Top CNN Reporter OUT After Outlet Pays Navy Vet Millions of Dollars in Defamation Settlement |

CNN Reporter Exits Amid Defamation Settlement Controversy In a surprising twist befitting a primetime drama, a prominent CNN…

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Trillion dollars’ worth of platinum waiting to be mined on the moon

Trillion dollars’ worth of platinum waiting to be mined on the moon

Lunar Craters: A Potential Goldmine of Precious Metals Lunar craters could be a rich source of platinumNASA’s Scientific…

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Pair of hammer-wielding, masked crooks steal thousands of dollars worth of Pokémon cards from 2 Detroit-area stores

Pair of hammer-wielding, masked crooks steal thousands of dollars worth of Pokémon cards from 2 Detroit-area stores

Cops in the Detroit area are currently searching for two hammer-wielding masked thieves who carried out a series…

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NPR Sues the Trump Administration on 1st Amendment Grounds – Do They Think They Have a ‘Right’ to Tax Dollars? |

NPR Sues the Trump Administration on 1st Amendment Grounds – Do They Think They Have a ‘Right’ to Tax Dollars? |

Earlier this month, former President Trump issued an executive order aimed at terminating taxpayer funding for National Public…

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Democrats Now Planning to Spend Millions of Dollars Trying to Find ‘Their Own Joe Rogan’ |

Democrats Now Planning to Spend Millions of Dollars Trying to Find ‘Their Own Joe Rogan’ |

Democrats Seek Their Own Joe Rogan After 2024 Election Loss In the aftermath of the 2024 election, Democrats…

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YouTube targets TV dollars with NFL deal, bingeable ‘shows’ from creators

YouTube targets TV dollars with NFL deal, bingeable ‘shows’ from creators

YouTube Announces New Initiatives to Attract TV Ad Dollars YouTube recently unveiled a series of initiatives aimed at…

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Amazon Hopes to Snare Holiday Ad Dollars By Pairing NFL With NBA

Amazon Hopes to Snare Holiday Ad Dollars By Pairing NFL With NBA

Amazon Prime Video is stepping up its holiday advertising game by incorporating live sports into its lineup. Following…

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Trump’s Plan to Reopen Alcatraz Will Cost Millions of Dollars

Trump’s Plan to Reopen Alcatraz Will Cost Millions of Dollars

Trump Announces Plan to Reopen Alcatraz as Maximum Security Prison On Sunday, former President Donald Trump made headlines…

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See Where Federal Dollars Flow to Universities Around the Country

See Where Federal Dollars Flow to Universities Around the Country

The Trump administration’s recent decision to freeze federal funding to universities has sent shockwaves through the academic community.…

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