Tag: Government

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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Swiss government proposes tough new capital rules in major blow to UBS

Swiss government proposes tough new capital rules in major blow to UBS

The Swiss government has proposed strict new capital rules for banking giant UBS, following its takeover of Credit…

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Meathead feds target California movers over nonexistent age discrimination: ‘Weaponization of government’

Meathead feds target California movers over nonexistent age discrimination: ‘Weaponization of government’

When it comes to hiring a moving company, would you prefer one that showcases energetic, youthful workers in…

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Dutch premier resigns after far-right leader Wilders quits government

Dutch premier resigns after far-right leader Wilders quits government

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this…

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Far-right Dutch leader Geert Wilders quits government

Far-right Dutch leader Geert Wilders quits government

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this…

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Steve Bannon Is Back On Spotify 5 Years After He Suggested Beheading Government Officials

Steve Bannon Is Back On Spotify 5 Years After He Suggested Beheading Government Officials

Five years after Steve Bannon made controversial comments about putting government officials' "heads on pikes," his podcast "WarRoom"…

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Polish nationalist wins presidency in setback for pro-EU government

Polish nationalist wins presidency in setback for pro-EU government

Poland's presidential election results were a shock to the centrist government as nationalist opposition candidate Karol Nawrocki narrowly…

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Musk Parts With Trump Admin After 130 Days as Special Government Employee

Musk Parts With Trump Admin After 130 Days as Special Government Employee

This article was originally published by The Epoch Times: Musk Parts With Trump Admin After 130 Days as…

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BREAKING: Anti-Trump Defense IT Specialist Arrested For Attempting to Provide Classified Information to Foreign Government Because He Did Not “Agree or Align with the Values of This Administration” |

BREAKING: Anti-Trump Defense IT Specialist Arrested For Attempting to Provide Classified Information to Foreign Government Because He Did Not “Agree or Align with the Values of This Administration” |

An IT Specialist's Espionage Attempt: A Cautionary Tale from the DIA In a dramatic turn of events that…

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RioFilme, Brazil’s Federal Government Set million Film-TV Funding

RioFilme, Brazil’s Federal Government Set $23 million Film-TV Funding

Rio de Janeiro has recently announced a significant package of incentives for film and TV production and distribution,…

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What The DOGE Revelations Should Mean For Government Reform

What The DOGE Revelations Should Mean For Government Reform

The Department of Government Oversight and Efficiency (DOGE) has recently uncovered a significant amount of waste, fraud, and…

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British Government Officials Afraid King Charles’ Tuesday Speech in Canadian Parliament May Offend Trump |

British Government Officials Afraid King Charles’ Tuesday Speech in Canadian Parliament May Offend Trump |

King Charles’ upcoming address to the Canadian Parliament could stir tensions with Donald J. Trump. The ailing King…

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