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California Forced To Repay Millions After Giving Taxpayer-Funded Healthcare To ‘Noncitizens’

California owes the federal government tens of millions of dollars for incorrectly claiming medical care reimbursements for noncitizens, a federal audit found. The Golden State must repay nearly $53 million to the federal government after it “improperly” claimed reimbursements from the Medicaid program for illegal immigrants and other noncitizens, according to a recent report by […]

Private equity in healthcare is here to stay

Paul Keckley, author of the highly respected healthcare-focused The Keckley Report, recently asked in his weekly column whether private equity is the solution or the problem in healthcare. It may well be a combination of both. But one thing for sure is that private equity is very likely to remain a significant presence in U.S. […]

California seeks to delay $25 health-care minimum wage to ward off budget crisis

(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking to delay a healthcare worker minimum wage increase that will cost the state $4 billion this year alone as the state faces a budget crisis. Among Newsom’s proposals to cut the deficit from $73 billion to $7 billion are tying the state’s healthcare minimum wage increases, which would hike the […]

Gavin Newsom Backs Off Stupid $25 Minimum Wage Healthcare Law

Gov. Gavin Newson (D-Calif.) withdrew a bill that would have required a $25 minimum wage for health care workers. As The Wall Street Journal The editorial points out that Governor Newsom is doing this because the state is feeling the burden of this stupid law. California is already hurting private business with its stupid $20 […]

EXCLUSIVE: GOP Reps Introduce Legislation To Block Biden Admin From Handing Healthcare Coverage To Illegal Immigrants

Republican Reps. August Pfluger of Texas and Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota introduced legislation Wednesday to block taxpayer funded healthcare for illegal immigrants, the Daily Caller exclusively learned. The representatives introduced a Congressional Review Act to “strike” President Joe Biden’s finalized extensions of Obamacare to tens of thousands of illegal immigrants covered under Deferred Action Childhood […]

Illegal Immigrants Cause $566 Million in Unpaid Healthcare Burden on Florida

Florida has passed a law requiring hospitals to publicly disclose the cost of unpaid treatment for immigrants, but previous reports suggest the state’s hospitals will lose a whopping $566 million in 2024 alone. Much of that loss is picked up by taxpayers. May 2023, Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1718 requires health care […]

Biden administration strengthens healthcare protections for gay and transgender people

Transgender and gay people will now be protected against discrimination in healthcare thanks to the Biden administration reversing a Trump-era rule that rolled back protections. The Department of Health and Human Services issued a final rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which extended the prohibition of sex discrimination to include also sexual […]