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‘I Smell CIA/Deep State All Over This’ — RFK Jr. VP Nicole Shanahan Blasts Sanctuary Cities, Says Violent Migrants Are Being Used to Attack Federal Law Enforcement |

‘I Smell CIA/Deep State All Over This’ — RFK Jr. VP Nicole Shanahan Blasts Sanctuary Cities, Says Violent Migrants Are Being Used to Attack Federal Law Enforcement |

From Lawful Operations to Unruly Protests: A Los Angeles Conundrum What started as a routine operation by Immigration…

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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 Administration Sues to Block Texas Law Offering In-State Tuition to Illegal Immigrants

Trump Administration Sues to Block Texas Law Offering In-State Tuition to Illegal Immigrants

This article was originally published by The Epoch Times: Trump Administration Sues to Block Texas Law Offering In-State…

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Pete Hegseth Notified That He Is Breaking The Law By Accepting Plane From Qatar

Pete Hegseth Notified That He Is Breaking The Law By Accepting Plane From Qatar

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Federal judge declares Texas law granting illegal migrants in-state college tuition unconstitutional after state joins Trump in lawsuit

Federal judge declares Texas law granting illegal migrants in-state college tuition unconstitutional after state joins Trump in lawsuit

Federal Judge Blocks Texas Law Allowing In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants In a significant decision, a federal judge…

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Youth violence has skyrocketed in NYC, top cop Jessica Tisch reveals as she blames contentious ‘Raise the Age’ law

Youth violence has skyrocketed in NYC, top cop Jessica Tisch reveals as she blames contentious ‘Raise the Age’ law

Youth violence in New York City has seen a disturbing rise in recent years, according to Police Commissioner…

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Britain Imposes Islamic Blasphemy Law as Man is Convicted of Burning a Quran |

Britain Imposes Islamic Blasphemy Law as Man is Convicted of Burning a Quran |

Koran burning / Grok AI Britain appears to be inching closer to a controversial legal landscape reminiscent of…

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The Supreme Court just blew up a major environmental law

The Supreme Court just blew up a major environmental law

The recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in favor of the controversial Utah railway project has sparked…

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South Korea holds election months after martial law crisis : NPR

South Korea holds election months after martial law crisis : NPR

Election campaign banners for presidential candidates Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea and Kim Moon-soo of…

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Gov. Jared Polis signs Colorado’s new kratom regulations into law

Gov. Jared Polis signs Colorado’s new kratom regulations into law

Gov. Jared Polis Signs New Regulations for Kratom in Colorado On Thursday, Governor Jared Polis signed into law…

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South Africa faces backlash over plan to change law for Musk’s Starlink

South Africa faces backlash over plan to change law for Musk’s Starlink

South African opposition parties are up in arms over the government's alleged "backdoor deal" with Elon Musk. The…

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Florida Mayor Notified Sheriffs Not to Enforce Immigration Law |

Florida Mayor Notified Sheriffs Not to Enforce Immigration Law |

Jacksonville City Council President Kevin Carrico Claims Mayor Donna Deegan Instructs Sheriffs to Ignore Immigration Laws In a…

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