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Statement from Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Statement from Secretary of State Marco Rubio

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The Boards for Correction of Military Records are an Insult to the Efforts of President Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth, Undermining Their Intentions to Restore the Military |

The Boards for Correction of Military Records are an Insult to the Efforts of President Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth, Undermining Their Intentions to Restore the Military |

Image: Wikimedia Commons In an ongoing saga that seems to rival the most convoluted of political thrillers, tens…

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Secretary Of HHS Kennedy Fires Entire CDC’s Vaccine Advisory Committee

Secretary Of HHS Kennedy Fires Entire CDC’s Vaccine Advisory Committee

In a bold move by Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the entire Centers…

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Warns Gavin Newsom Could Face Criminal Charges for Threatening to Withhold Federal Tax Payments |

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Warns Gavin Newsom Could Face Criminal Charges for Threatening to Withhold Federal Tax Payments |

Accusations Fly Between Treasury Secretary and California Governor Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has leveled a serious charge against…

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RFK Jr. vs. The Medical Deep State: How Trump’s Health Secretary is Draining the Healthcare Swamp |

RFK Jr. vs. The Medical Deep State: How Trump’s Health Secretary is Draining the Healthcare Swamp |

Photo courtesy of The Times of India   The Medical Establishment on the Defensive: RFK Jr. Takes Charge…

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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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Treasury Secretary Bessent Warns Americans Will Suffer Largest Tax Hike in History If ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Is Not Passed – Publishes Thread on X to Explain Benefits of Bill |

Treasury Secretary Bessent Warns Americans Will Suffer Largest Tax Hike in History If ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Is Not Passed – Publishes Thread on X to Explain Benefits of Bill |

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took to X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, expressing his enthusiastic endorsement of President…

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US Education Secretary questioned on student loans, mental health : NPR

US Education Secretary questioned on student loans, mental health : NPR

Linda McMahon, U.S. Secretary of Education, during a Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing in Washington. Eric Lee/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide…

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Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on Illegal Immigration with Maria Bartiromo – “We are Going to do Mass Deportations” (VIDEO) |

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on Illegal Immigration with Maria Bartiromo – “We are Going to do Mass Deportations” (VIDEO) |

Secretary Kristi Noem on “Sunday Morning Futures” with Maria Bartiromo. 6/1/25 Secretary Noem Tackles Sanctuary Cities and Illegal…

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Treasury secretary Scott Bessent insists US will ‘never default’ on its debt

Treasury secretary Scott Bessent insists US will ‘never default’ on its debt

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Treasury secretary Scott Bessent has reassured the public that the…

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WATCH LIVE: Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Delivers Press Briefing – 1 PM ET |

WATCH LIVE: Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Delivers Press Briefing – 1 PM ET |

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt delivers press briefing on April 8, 2025 At 1 PM ET today,…

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Secretary Kennedy visits the office of refugee resettlement

Secretary Kennedy visits the office of refugee resettlement

Hello, I’m Robert F. Kennedy Jr. As your Secretary of Health and Human Services, I had the opportunity…

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