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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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Elon Musk’s feud with Donald Trump muddies xAI debt raising for Morgan Stanley

Elon Musk’s feud with Donald Trump muddies xAI debt raising for Morgan Stanley

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI was on the verge of securing a $5 billion debt financing package…

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Trump fast-tracks supersonic travel, amid spate of flight-related executive orders

Trump fast-tracks supersonic travel, amid spate of flight-related executive orders

President Trump Lifts Ban on Supersonic Flight Over U.S. Soil In a significant policy shift, President Donald Trump…

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Youth climate activists file new suit over Trump executive orders

Youth climate activists file new suit over Trump executive orders

Twenty-two young people are taking a stand against President Donald Trump, filing a lawsuit that challenges his executive…

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President Donald J. Trump Reprioritizes Cybersecurity Efforts to Protect America – The White House

President Donald J. Trump Reprioritizes Cybersecurity Efforts to Protect America – The White House

ENHANCING THE NATION'S CYBERSECURITY: Today, President Donald J. Trump took a significant step by signing an Executive Order…

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Are Donald Trump and Elon Musk now enemies?

Are Donald Trump and Elon Musk now enemies?

Elon Musk's feud with Donald Trump has escalated to new heights, with the world's richest man taking aim…

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President Donald J. Trump Reprioritizes Cybersecurity Efforts to Protect America – The White House

President Donald J. Trump Takes Action to Lead the World in Supersonic Flight – The White House

PIONEERING THE FUTURE OF SUPersonic AVIATION: Today, President Donald J. Trump took a significant step by signing an…

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Senate Democrats Blast Republican Effort To Help Trump Ignore Court Orders

Senate Democrats Blast Republican Effort To Help Trump Ignore Court Orders

PoliticusUSA prides itself on being an independent news source that prioritizes the interests of the public rather than…

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Trump says US-China trade talks to be held in London on June 9

Trump says US-China trade talks to be held in London on June 9

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business…

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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court To Leave Mass Layoffs At Education Department In Place

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court To Leave Mass Layoffs At Education Department In Place

President Donald Trump's administration has requested the Supreme Court to halt a court order that reinstated Education Department…

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Trump Suspends Visas for New Harvard International Students

Trump Suspends Visas for New Harvard International Students

This article was originally published by The Epoch Times: Trump Suspends Visas for New Harvard International Students In…

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Trump Administration Sues to Block Texas Law Offering In-State Tuition to Illegal Immigrants

Trump Administration Sues to Block Texas Law Offering In-State Tuition to Illegal Immigrants

This article was originally published by The Epoch Times: Trump Administration Sues to Block Texas Law Offering In-State…

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