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5 Timely Ideas To Improve Medicare Advantage

5 Timely Ideas To Improve Medicare Advantage

Dr. Mehmet Oz was recently appointed as the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)…

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Hurricane Hunter Flights Improve Hurricane Forecasts, But Trump Budget Cuts Could Threaten Them

Hurricane Hunter Flights Improve Hurricane Forecasts, But Trump Budget Cuts Could Threaten Them

Hurricane Hunter flights have long been an essential tool in improving the accuracy of hurricane forecasts. These daring…

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Taking Personal Responsibility (11 ways to improve to control your own life)

Taking Personal Responsibility (11 ways to improve to control your own life)

Personal responsibility is a crucial aspect of personal growth and development. It involves holding oneself accountable for one's…

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9 Fiber-Rich Foods to Improve Your Gut Health and Longevity

9 Fiber-Rich Foods to Improve Your Gut Health and Longevity

Breakfast is often referred to as the most important meal of the day, and for good reason. Dr.…

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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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How to Improve Your Odds at Blackjack Without Card Counting

How to Improve Your Odds at Blackjack Without Card Counting

Blackjack is a classic casino game that offers a unique blend of skill and luck. Unlike other games…

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Promises to improve nature are being broken by English house builders

Promises to improve nature are being broken by English house builders

House Builders in England Falling Short on Biodiversity Measures House builders in England are required to create benefits…

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How Smart Mattresses Improve Sleep Quality For Couples

How Smart Mattresses Improve Sleep Quality For Couples

Sharing a bed with your partner can be a beautiful experience, but it can also come with its…

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Ties With Pakistan Will Never Improve Until…: Farooq Abdullah

Ties With Pakistan Will Never Improve Until…: Farooq Abdullah

Srinagar: Describing Pakistan as a "failed state," Farooq Abdullah, the president of the National Conference (NC), expressed his…

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Higher cigarette taxes may improve childhood survival

Higher cigarette taxes may improve childhood survival

A recent study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet suggests that implementing higher taxes on cigarettes in low…

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President Donald J. Trump Strengthens Probationary Periods to Improve the Federal Service – The White House

President Donald J. Trump Strengthens Probationary Periods to Improve the Federal Service – The White House

STRENGTHENING ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE: Today, President Donald J. Trump has taken a significant step by signing…

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Trump Cuts Threaten Key NOAA Work to Improve Weather Forecasts and Monitor Toxic Algal Blooms

Trump Cuts Threaten Key NOAA Work to Improve Weather Forecasts and Monitor Toxic Algal Blooms

Climate researchers across the United States are facing uncertainty as a new proposal from the White House threatens…

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