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Chopper to visit city | Otago Daily Times Online News

Chopper to visit city | Otago Daily Times Online News

Get ready for a wild ride as a time-travelling outlaw from 2030 makes his way to Dunedin with…

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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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Trees ‘remember’ times of water abundance and scarcity

Trees ‘remember’ times of water abundance and scarcity

The scientists discovered that the spruce trees that had experienced the artificial drought were more resistant to the…

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Trump Addresses Elon Musk’s Alleged Drug Use After Bombshell New York Times Report

Trump Addresses Elon Musk’s Alleged Drug Use After Bombshell New York Times Report

President Donald Trump seems unfazed by the reported drug use of one of his key advisors, Elon Musk.…

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Climate crisis message shared | Otago Daily Times Online News

Climate crisis message shared | Otago Daily Times Online News

A young man from Wānaka is on a mission to make a difference in the world by inspiring…

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The Ministry of Time’s Kaliane Bradley on how time travel was a metaphor for controlling her narrative

The Ministry of Time’s Kaliane Bradley on how time travel was a metaphor for controlling her narrative

“I would have to establish some rules for how time travel worked” … Kaliane BradleyDreamcatcherDiana/Shutte​rstock The concept of…

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HILARIOUS! Elon Musk GRILLS New York Times When Asked About Reporting on Alleged Drug Use – “The Same Publication That Got a Pulitzer Prize for False Reporting on Russiagate?” (VIDEO) |

HILARIOUS! Elon Musk GRILLS New York Times When Asked About Reporting on Alleged Drug Use – “The Same Publication That Got a Pulitzer Prize for False Reporting on Russiagate?” (VIDEO) |

On Friday, Elon Musk took a sledgehammer to the New York Times’ credibility, responding to a pointed inquiry…

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Driver ‘five times over limit’ in Oamaru: police

Driver ‘five times over limit’ in Oamaru: police

A 31-year-old man’s King’s Birthday Weekend holiday was abruptly cut short after being caught by Oamaru Police for…

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Driver caught ‘five times over limit’ in Oamaru

Driver caught ‘five times over limit’ in Oamaru

A 31-year-old man’s King’s Birthday Weekend holiday came to an abrupt end today when he was apprehended by…

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Reel heavy load | Otago Daily Times Online News

Reel heavy load | Otago Daily Times Online News

A significant event occurred yesterday when a large cylinder, containing approximately 17 tons of wire rope for the…

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The New York Times and Amazon ink AI licensing deal

The New York Times and Amazon ink AI licensing deal

Amazon to License New York Times Editorial Content for AI Training The New York Times has reached an…

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Across 92 Screens in Times Square, Yuge Zhou’s ‘Trampoline Color Exercise’ Celebrates Global Unity — Colossal

Across 92 Screens in Times Square, Yuge Zhou’s ‘Trampoline Color Exercise’ Celebrates Global Unity — Colossal

Yuge Zhou, a Chicago-based artist, has created an awe-inspiring digital video collage installation titled "Trampoline Color Exercise." This…

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