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Katherine Scarlett Confirmed as 13th Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality – The White House

Katherine Scarlett Confirmed as 13th Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality – The White House

In a notable development today, the United States Senate has officially appointed Katherine Scarlett as the Chairman of…

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Wildfire Smoke from Canada Reduces Air Quality in U.S. Midwest

Wildfire Smoke from Canada Reduces Air Quality in U.S. Midwest

Wildfire Smoke from Canada Blankets the U.S. Midwest in Haze of Bad Air Quality Winds from the northwest…

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Study suggests semen quality could signal broader health concerns for men

Study suggests semen quality could signal broader health concerns for men

Semen analysis has long been used as a tool for assessing male fertility, but researchers at the University…

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Big accounting firms fail to track AI impact on audit quality, says regulator

Big accounting firms fail to track AI impact on audit quality, says regulator

The UK accounting sector is undergoing a significant transformation with the increasing use of automated tools and artificial…

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STAT+: Generic cancer drugs are failing quality tests

STAT+: Generic cancer drugs are failing quality tests

President Trump recently nominated Susan Monarez to lead the CDC after the initial nominee, former Representative Dave Weldon,…

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Air quality tests around xAI’s Memphis data center raise questions

Air quality tests around xAI’s Memphis data center raise questions

Elon Musk’s xAI Data Center Faces Air Quality Concerns in Memphis Elon Musk’s xAI data center in Memphis…

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Generic cancer drugs fail quality tests at alarming rate, investigation shows

Generic cancer drugs fail quality tests at alarming rate, investigation shows

Responding to the crisis The consequences of these substandard drugs are clear: ineffective treatment, potential harm to patients,…

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Why Is A Quality Assurance Tester Needed On A Software Development Team?

Why Is A Quality Assurance Tester Needed On A Software Development Team?

Quality assurance testers play a crucial role in software development teams. While developers focus on building features and…

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Air quality alert issued for Front Range

Air quality alert issued for Front Range

Colorado Public Health Officials Issue Air Quality Alert for Front Range Colorado public health officials have issued an…

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Edmonton Oilers, Dallas Stars might lose “quality players,” including Matt Duchene, Connor Brown & more, opines insider

Edmonton Oilers, Dallas Stars might lose “quality players,” including Matt Duchene, Connor Brown & more, opines insider

The Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers are facing tough decisions this offseason as they navigate salary cap constraints…

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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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Tom Brady Spends Quality Time With Daughter Vivian in New Pic

Tom Brady Spends Quality Time With Daughter Vivian in New Pic

Tom Brady is making the most of his summer by spending quality time with his kids. The former…

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