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In Medicaid fraud crackdown, feds now looking to audit all 50 states
16+ hour, 11+ min ago (375+ words) (STATELINE) - Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said Tuesday that the Trump administration will require every state within 30 days to turn in a plan to revalidate the health care providers that participate in…...
Fiscal budget proposal cuts 20 percent of USDA funding
2+ week, 3+ day ago (185+ words) KOTA Territory News RAPID CITY, S. D. (KOTA) - In a summary published by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, USDA says its 2027 budget plan is intended to prioritize farmers, modernize the nation's food supply, and eliminate wasteful spending. The proposal calls for a 20 percent…...
States try "public option" Obamacare plans to reduce coverage costs
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1216+ words) RAPID CITY, S. D. (KOTA) - Nearly two decades ago, progressives fought to include a so-called public option " a government-run health plan " in the broad health care overhaul known as Obamacare. That effort failed, defeated by heavy lobbying from the insurance industry and…...
Many people across U. S will be impacted by the federal tax breaks expiring Wednesday
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (195+ words) RAPID CITY, S. D. (KOTA) - Getting a tax break can be exciting. Yet, unfortunately, many people may not be happy to hear that many federal tax credits are expiring Wednesday. Back in 2017, during his first term, President Trump signed the Tax Cuts…...