White House freezes new Medicare enrollments for hospice, home health

White House freezes new Medicare enrollments for hospice, home health

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday pursued new efforts in a sweeping initiative to root out fraud in federal health programs, including announcing a nationwide six-month freeze on some new Medicare enrollments and warning states to actively investigate Medicaid fraud or risk losing funding. The moves are related to Vice President JD Vance’s anti-fraud task force, … Read more

Senate parliamentarian deals blow to $1-billion security proposal for White House

Senate parliamentarian deals blow to -billion security proposal for White House

WASHINGTON — A proposal to fund $1 billion in security additions for the White House campus and President Trump’s new ballroom fails to meet procedural rules, according to the Senate parliamentarian, dealing a blow to Republican plans to include it as part of a bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies for the next three years. The parliamentarian’s … Read more