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  • Dems Want Medicaid For Millions Of Biden-Era Illegal Migrants But Use Sneaky Wordplay To Pretend They Don’t

    10/02/2025 7:16:51 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 39 replies
    The Federalist ^ | 10/02/2025 | Brianna Lyman
    If Democrats were to succeed in their funding proposal, parolees — still illegal aliens in any common-sense understanding — would gain access to federal health care benefits.The federal government shut down on Wednesday after Democrats refused to vote on a clean continuing resolution to keep the government funded for the next seven weeks. When Republicans pointed out that Democrats were unwilling to vote to fund the government without restoring health care eligibility for illegal aliens, the media and other Democrats jumped into action, “fact-checking” Republicans and claiming that wasn’t true. These “fact checks” rely on the ludicrous claim that foreign...
  • Planned Parenthood could owe $1.8 billion in Medicaid fraud lawsuit

    09/28/2025 7:25:11 AM PDT · by Twotone · 9 replies
    Catholic News Agency ^ | September 25, 2025 | Kate Quiñones
    A $1.8 billion lawsuit brought by an anonymous activist and the state of Texas is seeking to recover money they say Planned Parenthood illegally took from Medicaid. The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Thursday in the case, Doe v. Planned Parenthood. When Planned Parenthood was exposed for selling fetal tissue and organs, Louisiana and Texas quickly moved to revoke the organization’s Medicaid eligibility. Court orders delayed the revocation. As the courts debated Planned Parenthood’s eligibility, the group continued to make Medicaid reimbursement claims despite the uncertain status until 2020, when the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals...
  • The Biggest Health Care Heist That You've Probably Never Heard OF

    09/26/2025 4:39:08 AM PDT · by yldstrk · 10 replies
    PJ Media ^ | Victoria Taft
    What if I told you that cartels and other bad actors from around the world conspired to undermine the integrity of the health care system in the U.S. and came way too close to succeeding? If you didn’t hear about the bust of 324 people; the U.S.-based cartel shell medical supply companies; the pill mills pushing opioids; the doctors on the take; or how law enforcement captured many of the bad guys at the U.S. border and airports as they rushed to escape, that’s understandable. The feds revealed this potential $14.6 billion "depth charge" planted inside the Medicaid, Medicare, and...
  • DiNapoli: New York May Be Paying Medicaid Premiums for People Living Out-of-State

    09/23/2025 11:39:03 AM PDT · by God luvs America · 9 replies
    NY State Comptroller ^ | 9/9/2025 | NY State Comptroller
    An audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found multiple issues with how the state identified out-of-state Medicaid members, and found close to $1.2 billion in managed care premiums that were paid for members who may have resided outside of New York. Auditors found that the state Department of Health (DOH) did not properly check to confirm that Medicaid members were New York residents and waited too long to recoup improper payments. “Medicaid is a vital program and the single biggest expense in the state budget. We cannot afford any wasteful spending,” DiNapoli said. “If a person is...
  • House Passes Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown

    09/19/2025 10:03:35 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 16 replies
    Hotair ^ | 09/19/2025 | John Sexton
    This morning the House passed a clean CR designed to fund the government through November, thereby avoiding the possibility of a shutdown at the end of this month. Democrats how vowed not to support it in the Senate.The vote was 217-212, with one Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, joining Republicans in voting yes. Two Republicans — conservative Reps. Tim Burchett of Tennessee and Victoria Spartz of Indiana — and all other Democrats voted against the bill.The short-term funding bill, known as a continuing resolution or CR, now heads to the Senate, where Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and other...
  • Appeals court allows Trump's administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood

    09/12/2025 4:52:14 AM PDT · by where's_the_Outrage? · 6 replies
    AP ^ | Sep 11, 2025 | AP
    BOSTON (AP) — A U.S. appeals court panel on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continue. A federal judge in July ruled Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding as the nation’s largest abortion provider fights Trump’s administration over efforts to defund the organization in his signature tax legislation. Medicaid is a government health care program that serves millions of low-income and disabled Americans. Nearly half of Planned Parenthood’s patients rely on Medicaid. A provision in Trump’s tax bill instructed the federal government to end...
  • Appeals court allows Trump administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood

    09/12/2025 4:47:40 AM PDT · by af_vet_1981 · 6 replies
    PBS News ^ | Sep 11, 2025 7:20 PM EDT | Associated Press
    BOSTON (AP) — A U.S. appeals court panel on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continue.
  • US judge temporarily blocks law barring Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood health centers

    07/07/2025 3:48:12 PM PDT · by Lazamataz · 44 replies
    WMBD News ^ | 7/7/25 | Unknown
    Recent information from July 7, 2025, indicates that Planned Parenthood has sued the current Trump administration over a new law in the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" that would strip Medicaid funding from its health centers. Planned Parenthood argues this provision is unconstitutional and specifically targets them to punish them for their association with abortion services, even though federal law prohibits using these funds for abortion procedures. Planned Parenthood has stated that this measure could lead to the closure of nearly 200 clinics nationwide. An Obama-appointed judge, Judge Indira Talwani, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts...
  • Appeals court allows Trump admin. to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood

    09/15/2025 10:49:59 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 16 replies
    Christian Post ^ | 09/15/2025 | Michael Gryboski
    An appeals court panel has ruled that the Trump administration can prevent Planned Parenthood Federation of America from receiving Medicaid funding, overturning a lower court decision.A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued an order against two injunctions issued by a district court against the defunding of Planned Parenthood.“We denied without prejudice as premature the defendants' motion to stay the injunctions pending the disposition of those appeals, while a motion for similar relief was pending in the district court,” read the brief order.“The July 21, 2025, preliminary injunction and the July 28, 2025,...
  • Trump caught Democrats in a trap — torn by their Medicaid lies

    08/22/2025 8:18:48 AM PDT · by Ahithophel · 20 replies
    NY Post ^ | August 21, 2025 | Hayden Dublois
    This week, President Trump officially launched his push to remove illegal aliens from state Medicaid rolls by cross-checking them against federal databases, a move that’s sure to send Democrats running to the courts yet again. But when it comes to illegal immigrants and welfare, Democrats have a serious problem — and it’s not just their continuing slide in favorability. It’s that they just can’t make up their minds about whether those here illegally are receiving federal Medicaid dollars at all. When Congress was debating Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, one of the left’s oft-repeated refrains was that there was...
  • Trump administration pushes to remove noncitizen Medicaid enrollees

    08/21/2025 3:36:57 AM PDT · by Adder · 44 replies
    Just the News ^ | 08-21-2025 | Andrew Rice
    The Trump administration is cracking down on noncitizens receiving Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The center launched an oversight program, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, to provide states with reports of individuals enrolled in Medicaid who do not appear on federal databases. “We are tightening oversight of enrollment to safeguard taxpayer dollars and guarantee that these vital programs serve only those who are truly eligible under the law,” said Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Trump administration is launching a new private health tracking system with Big Tech's help

    07/30/2025 5:09:00 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 15 replies
    Scripps News ^ | 4:47 PM, Jul 30, 2025 | AP via Scripps News Group
    The system will focus on diabetes, weight management, and digital tools for patient check-ins. The Trump administration announced it is launching a new program that will allow Americans to share personal health data and medical records across health systems and apps run by private tech companies, promising that will make it easier to access health records and monitor wellness. More than 60 companies, including major tech companies like Google, Amazon and Apple as well as health care giants like UnitedHealth Group and CVS Health, have agreed to share patient data in the system. The initiative will focus on diabetes and...
  • Slidell woman arrested after purchasing luxury car, plastic surgery while on government assistance

    07/29/2025 3:55:02 PM PDT · by simpson96 · 24 replies
    WDSU ^ | 7/29/2025 | Metia Carroll
    SLIDELL, La. — A Slidell woman has been arrested for allegedly purchasing a Lamborghini and plastic surgery while on government assistance. Agents with the Attorney General Liz Murrill's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation arrested Candace Taylor, 35, of Rousset Ridge in Slidell on Monday. Agents said they received a complaint from the Louisiana Department of Health regarding Taylor allegedly committing Medicaid Recipient Fraud. According to the complaint, Taylor underreported her income in order to receive Medicaid benefits. Arrest records between 2020 and 2024 showed that Taylor engaged in a series of actions to apply for and receive Medicaid benefits through misrepresentation,...
  • California, other Democratic-led states roll back Medicaid access for people lacking legal status

    07/20/2025 12:57:25 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 55 replies
    The New York Times ^ | July 19, 2025 12:52 PM PT | Trân Nguyễn and Devi Shastri
    SACRAMENTO — For nearly 20 years, Maria would call her sister — a nurse in Mexico — for advice on how to manage her asthma and control her husband’s diabetes instead of going to the doctor in California. She didn’t have legal status, so she couldn’t get health insurance and skipped routine exams, relying instead on home remedies and, at times, getting inhalers from Mexico. She insisted on using only her first name for fear of deportation. Things changed for Maria and many others in recent years when some Democratic-led states opened up their health insurance programs to low-income immigrants...
  • Together @CMSgov and DOGE uncover $14B in duplicative Medicaid and ACA enrollment. 2.8 million Americans improperly enrolled in multiple programs wasting over $14 Billion in taxpayer funding

    07/19/2025 9:20:25 PM PDT · by ransomnote · 16 replies
    X.com ^ | Jul 18, 2025 | DOGE.gov
    https://x.com/doge/status/1946345134724886702Department of Government Efficiency@DOGEGreat partnership and collaboration with the @CMSGov team to help eliminate $14B in duplicative Medicaid and ACA enrollment. After identifying the correct databases and validating datasets, the CMS and DOGE teams were able to uncover 2.8 million Americans improperly enrolled in multiple programs.CMS will be working with states to delete duplicative enrollments and ensure that NO individuals lose their one, lawful health insurance policy. As a result of this effort, beneficiaries will now receive the appropriate level of care without placing undue burden on the American taxpayer.DrOzCMS@DrOzCMS·Jul 17CMS found 2.8 million Americans enrolled in two or more...
  • CMS Finds 2.8 Million Americans Potentially Enrolled in Two or More Medicaid/ACA Exchange Plans

    07/19/2025 9:43:12 PM PDT · by ransomnote · 13 replies
    CMS.gov ^ | Jul 17, 2025 | CMS.gov
    Unnecessary, Duplicate Enrollment Wasting $14 Billion Annually The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continue to crush fraud, waste, and abuse in America’s healthcare programs by stopping duplicative enrollment in government health programs, with the potential to save taxpayers approximately $14 billion annually. A recent analysis of 2024 enrollment data identified 2.8 million Americans either enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in multiple states or simultaneously enrolled in both Medicaid/CHIP and a subsidized Affordable Care Act (ACA) Exchange plan. CMS is taking action to ensure individuals are only enrolled in one program and to stop...
  • BOOM: HHS To End Medicare/Medicaid Funding for Providers of Pediatric Sex Changes

    07/17/2025 9:25:43 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 23 replies
    Hotair ^ | 07/17/2025 | Ed Morrissey
    Live by the federal subsidy ... well, you know the rest. And if not, Robert Kennedy Jr just served up a big reminder.Republicans in Congress got thwarted in their attempt to defund providers delivering pediatric sex-change therapies. Instead, the HHS Secretary will act within his authority to deny Medicare and Medicaid funds to hospitals and clinics that provide these services, forcing them into a choice between funding for actual care and pandering to the extreme Left at the expense of children. National Review got the scoop:The Department of Health and Human Services will soon begin the rule-making process to prohibit...
  • Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients’ personal data, including addresses, to ICE

    07/17/2025 2:41:19 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 41 replies
    AP News ^ | Updated 11:34 AM CDT, July 17, 2025 | KIMBERLY KINDY and AMANDA SEITZ
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities, to track down immigrants who may not be living legally in the United States, according to an agreement obtained by The Associated Press. The information will give ICE officials the ability to find “the location of aliens” across the country, says the agreement signed Monday between the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Department of Homeland Security. The agreement has not been announced publicly. The extraordinary disclosure of millions of...
  • The Biggest Conservative Victory in 30 Years

    07/13/2025 10:53:57 AM PDT · by T Ruth · 12 replies
    Hot Air ^ | July 12, 2025 | Stephen Moore
    Everyone knows that the "big, beautiful" tax bill signed into law on the Fourth of July lowers tax burdens for families and businesses. It also averts a $4 trillion tax increase [that would have started] next year. That's enough reason to heartily celebrate.… Here is a list of some of the major policy victories: The law is the most aggressive federal advancement of school choice by allowing low-income parents to direct education dollars to private, charter or Catholic schools that are better for their kids. The law also expands eligibility for personalized medical savings accounts instead of conventional insurance. ......
  • Judge Continues Block On Defunding Planned Parenthood

    07/12/2025 12:10:20 PM PDT · by where's_the_Outrage? · 24 replies
    Daily Caller ^ | Jul 11, 2025 | Mariane Angela
    A Massachusetts district judge extended a temporary restraining order Friday blocking the enforcement of a new provision that would cut Medicaid funding to certain Planned Parenthood health centers. Obama-appointed federal Judge Indira Talwani ruled that a provision of the Reconciliation Act, which would prevent Medicaid reimbursements to organizations providing abortions and meeting certain financial criteria, including receiving over $800,000 in Medicaid reimbursements in 2023, could not be enforced. The ruling specifically impacts the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its affiliates, including the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts and Planned Parenthood Association of Utah. “Defendants, their agents, employees, appointees, successors,...