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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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Boise State commit potentially sparks a major change in high school sports across the nation with his NIL lawsuit

Boise State commit potentially sparks a major change in high school sports across the nation with his NIL lawsuit

A lawsuit filed by a Boise State commit, Dominik Calhoun, could potentially change the landscape of NIL (Name,…

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5 injured in I-70 crash after semitruck lost brakes, state patrol says

5 injured in I-70 crash after semitruck lost brakes, state patrol says

Interstate 70 near the Eisenhower Tunnel was closed for nearly eight hours this week after a multi-vehicle crash…

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Suspect in Boulder attack charged with 118 state counts

Suspect in Boulder attack charged with 118 state counts

Mohamed Sabry Soliman (Photo courtesy of Boulder Police Department) Boulder County’s district attorney on Thursday charged the suspect…

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Luigi Mangione’s Handwritten Journal Sheds New Light On His State Of Mind

Luigi Mangione’s Handwritten Journal Sheds New Light On His State Of Mind

Luigi Mangione, the 27-year-old accused in the brazen shooting death of United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson, had allegedly…

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Did Rockstar reveal GTA 6 trailer 3 at PlayStation’s State of Play of June 2025?

Did Rockstar reveal GTA 6 trailer 3 at PlayStation’s State of Play of June 2025?

PlayStation recently hosted the State of Play 2025 event on June 4, 2025, sparking speculation among fans about…

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24-Year-Old Dem Wins Sweeping Victory In Lindsey Graham’s State

24-Year-Old Dem Wins Sweeping Victory In Lindsey Graham’s State

Democratic candidate Keishan Scott, 24, secured a significant victory in the South Carolina House of Representatives, becoming one…

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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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Clinton Judge Says Trump Violated Injunction with State Department Firings |

Clinton Judge Says Trump Violated Injunction with State Department Firings |

A Federal Judge's Ruling: A Setback for the Trump Administration's Layoff Plans A federal judge has determined that…

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Trump Admin Institutes 80-Hour Constitution Course for ‘Deep State’ Execs |

Trump Admin Institutes 80-Hour Constitution Course for ‘Deep State’ Execs |

The White House from Washington, DC, Wikimedia Commons This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire By…

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Hawaiʻi makes history as first state to charge tourists to save environment

Hawaiʻi makes history as first state to charge tourists to save environment

Hawaii has made history by becoming the first state in the United States to implement a "green fee"…

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