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Modified bacteria convert plastic waste into pain reliever

Modified bacteria convert plastic waste into pain reliever

Plastic waste is a growing concern for the environment and human health. However, scientists are now exploring innovative…

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Waste of the Day: Covid Fraud Was “Readily Preventable” |

Waste of the Day: Covid Fraud Was “Readily Preventable” |

Image: Evan-Amos, Wikimedia Commons This story was initially published by Real Clear Wire. By Jeremy PortnoyReal Clear Wire…

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2025 Club World Cup: New rules include referee body cams, punishments for keepers who waste time and more

2025 Club World Cup: New rules include referee body cams, punishments for keepers who waste time and more

The FIFA Club World Cup is set to kick off this weekend with some exciting changes in store…

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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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Massaging the neck and face may help flush waste out of the brain

Massaging the neck and face may help flush waste out of the brain

Mechanical Massage Boosts Brain Health and Could Potentially Reduce Alzheimer's Disease Severity Magnetic resonance imaging scan of a…

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Sustainable In the Bathroom: Waste Less, Save More with Every Flush, Shower & Swab

Sustainable In the Bathroom: Waste Less, Save More with Every Flush, Shower & Swab

It’s all about making small swaps and adopting smarter habits that add up to big wins for the…

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Emma Hayes emphasizes ‘maximizing the moments’ after one year with USWNT: ‘You cannot waste a single session’

Emma Hayes emphasizes ‘maximizing the moments’ after one year with USWNT: ‘You cannot waste a single session’

Yohannes, who hails from New York City, is a rising star in the women's soccer world and represents…

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Best of Earth911 Podcast: Thinking Zero Waste With Sarah Currie-Halpern

Best of Earth911 Podcast: Thinking Zero Waste With Sarah Currie-Halpern

Sarah Currie-Halpern, co-founder of Think Zero LLC, is a sustainability champion who is dedicated to helping businesses, institutions,…

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Lessons From Google I/O 2025 To Cut Billion In Healthcare Waste

Lessons From Google I/O 2025 To Cut $20 Billion In Healthcare Waste

The latest breakthrough in healthcare technology has arrived with Google's AI Mode powered by Gemini 2.5. At Google…

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Victor Reacts: The Left Can’t Let a Tragedy Go to Waste: They Must Politicize Everything (VIDEO) |

Victor Reacts: The Left Can’t Let a Tragedy Go to Waste: They Must Politicize Everything (VIDEO) |

The Exploitation of Tragedy: A Political Commentary It seems that the left has repeatedly demonstrated an uncanny ability…

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EXCLUSIVE: Retired US Naval Commander Republican Bob Smith Running for US Congress in California-24: ‘I Am Not Done Serving Our Country’ and ‘Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Starts with Congress’ |

EXCLUSIVE: Retired US Naval Commander Republican Bob Smith Running for US Congress in California-24: ‘I Am Not Done Serving Our Country’ and ‘Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Starts with Congress’ |

US Naval Commander Bob Smith’s Congressional campaign logo Retired US Naval Commander and combat veteran Bob Smith has…

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An M grant would have drastically reduced food waste. Then the EPA cut it.

An $18M grant would have drastically reduced food waste. Then the EPA cut it.

Ella Kilpatrick Kotner, once a little girl wandering the lush fields of an organic lettuce farm in Kealakekua,…

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