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All hail the equity vigilantes

All hail the equity vigilantes

Equity Vigilantes: Holding Governments Accountable In today's world, where governments seem to have a never-ending appetite for spending,…

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SCCM Enhanced Equity Income Called Away Its Stake in Philip Morris (PM)

SCCM Enhanced Equity Income Called Away Its Stake in Philip Morris (PM)

Cullen Capital Management, LLC, also known as Schafer Cullen Capital Management, Inc. (SCCM), recently shared its first-quarter investor…

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Parnassus Growth Equity Fund Sold Its Stake in Adyen N.V. (ADYEY)

Parnassus Growth Equity Fund Sold Its Stake in Adyen N.V. (ADYEY)

Parnassus Investments, an investment management company, recently shared its first-quarter 2025 investor letter detailing the performance of the…

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Interest rates on home equity lines of credit take a small step lower

Interest rates on home equity lines of credit take a small step lower

HELOC interest rates saw a slight decrease today, making it an opportune time for homeowners to consider tapping…

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New ETF gives investor chance to act like a private equity giant

New ETF gives investor chance to act like a private equity giant

The S&P 500 is inching closer to an all-time high, with six of its 11 sectors not far…

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Brazil’s fiscal package to include higher tax on interest on equity

Brazil’s fiscal package to include higher tax on interest on equity

Brazil Increases Income Tax Rates on Equity Payments in New Fiscal Package BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Finance Minister…

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Interest rates on home equity lines of credit are unchanged

Interest rates on home equity lines of credit are unchanged

HELOC interest rates remained steady on Monday after experiencing a significant increase the day before. A recent survey…

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Walmart Shareholders Fail Racial Equity Audit Proposal for a Third Time

Walmart Shareholders Fail Racial Equity Audit Proposal for a Third Time

United for Respect Education Fund recently filed a shareholder proposal aimed at Walmart, requesting the retail giant to…

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Private equity firms overhaul exit strategies as IPO market slams shut

Private equity firms overhaul exit strategies as IPO market slams shut

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Private equity groups are revamping their exit strategies in light…

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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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Trump tariffs cut off recovery in private equity dealmaking

Trump tariffs cut off recovery in private equity dealmaking

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As Trump Cuts Healthcare, Private Equity Gains Hold At Doctor’s Office

As Trump Cuts Healthcare, Private Equity Gains Hold At Doctor’s Office

The landscape of private medical practices in the United States is rapidly changing, according to a recent report…

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