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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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Heavily shorted AI stock is rapidly climbing the Fortune 500

Heavily shorted AI stock is rapidly climbing the Fortune 500

Economic uncertainty in the U.S. may be at an all-time high, with the potential for further increases, but…

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TERRIFYING: Dangerous Parasite That Eats Animals and Humans Alive Rapidly Marches Toward America With Help from the Mexican Drug Cartels |

TERRIFYING: Dangerous Parasite That Eats Animals and Humans Alive Rapidly Marches Toward America With Help from the Mexican Drug Cartels |

The parasitic fly that harbors the screwworm Credit: Farm Journal YouTube screenshot A perilous flesh-eating parasite is making…

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Phone Call Between Trump and EU Commissioner Ursula von Der Leyen Leads to Extension of Tariffs’ Deadline Until July 9 – Trade Negotiations to ‘Begin Rapidly’ |

Phone Call Between Trump and EU Commissioner Ursula von Der Leyen Leads to Extension of Tariffs’ Deadline Until July 9 – Trade Negotiations to ‘Begin Rapidly’ |

US President Trump has granted an extension on the EU tariff deadline at the request of Ursula von…

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One Cancer Is Rising Rapidly in Younger People, And Bacteria Could Be Why : ScienceAlert

One Cancer Is Rising Rapidly in Younger People, And Bacteria Could Be Why : ScienceAlert

Scientists have recently made a groundbreaking discovery regarding the alarming increase in bowel cancer cases among young adults.…

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Study Suggests Life Emerges Rapidly in Earth-Like Conditions : ScienceAlert

Study Suggests Life Emerges Rapidly in Earth-Like Conditions : ScienceAlert

Uncovering the Origins of Life on Earth: A Rapid Process Billions of years ago, a remarkable transformation took…

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East Coast threatened by 50-mph winds, severe storms in rapidly strengthening system spanning over 1,000 miles

East Coast threatened by 50-mph winds, severe storms in rapidly strengthening system spanning over 1,000 miles

Intensifying Storm System to Impact Northeast Travel A rapidly intensifying storm system is set to disrupt travel in…

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Manchester City head to Liverpool hoping to hang onto rapidly dwindling title hopes | USWNT in action

Manchester City head to Liverpool hoping to hang onto rapidly dwindling title hopes | USWNT in action

First up is a clash with England on Saturday at 12:20 p.m. ET, which will be aired on…

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Fire-prone neighborhoods on the fringes of nature are rapidly expanding

Fire-prone neighborhoods on the fringes of nature are rapidly expanding

The increasing encroachment of human development into wildland areas is leading to a rise in wildfires and other…

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