Tag: Medicaid

We Can Eliminate Medicaid Waste and Fraud, Saving Billions, House Speaker Says

May 8, 2025 George Caldwell

Amid a hectic push to pass a House budget reconciliation bill by Independence Day, House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he thinks Republicans can find hundreds of billions of dollars in savings by eliminating Medicaid waste, fraud, and abuse. The Medicaid issue is the trickiest part of Republicans’ push to pass a bill, which would boost funding … Read more

The Medicaid Alarm is Ringing

March 3, 2025 Andrew Cline

Two years ago this week, we warned legislators that a day of reckoning was coming for Medicaid. “Any discussion of expanding Medicaid coverage or eligibility should start with the understanding that current spending levels are unsustainable, and increasing those levels just accelerates the date of reckoning,” we wrote. With Congress looking to make $2 trillion in … Read more

Manchester School Board Takes Advantage of Vulnerable Families

January 25, 2025January 23, 2025 Ann Marie Banfield

In a time where we need to help parents become even better parents, the Manchester School Board is going in the opposite direction. Today, the New Hampshire Senate Education Committee heard a bill (SB34) to support parental consent for Medicaid billing. In many cases, parents will sign off on Medicaid services, but services can change, … Read more

So Kids, What Did We Learn From This Week’s House Session (3/28/24)?

March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 Judy Aron

We learned that it took from 9am until 7pm, with an hour or so break for lunch, to get through 43 bills on the regular calendar, 2 off the consent calendar, plus 3 that were taken off the table, and 1 more that was reconsidered. It was a long day and I’ll try to review some highlights.

So, Kids, What Did We Learn From This Week’s House Session (3/21/24)?

March 22, 2024March 22, 2024 Judy Aron

We learned that it took from 10 am until 8 pm, with an hour break for lunch, to get through 44 bills, their amendments, and all the various motions. It was a very long day, but we got some good work accomplished. I won’t go through everything, but let’s review some highlights.

So Kids, What Did We Learn From This Week’s House Session (3/7/24)?

March 8, 2024 Judy Aron

We learned that we had a full day with 52 House bills on the agenda but didn’t get through all of them. As the hour got late, we saved 10 for next week. We also learned that when Republicans show up, they stop bad bills from advancing and move good bills forward. Read more below.

Another Attack on Parental Rights That Will Hurt Special Needs Students

July 15, 2023 Ann Marie Banfield

Just when you think it can’t get any worse, the Federal Government is now attempting to change the rules on Medicaid billing for school services, and that will harm the most vulnerable children in our public schools. This would change whether school districts must obtain parental consent before billing medical services for special ed services … Read more

So Kids, What Did We Learn From This Week’s House Session (Feb 22-23)?

February 24, 2023February 24, 2023 Judy Aron

We learned that when Republicans show up and stay for the session, we can stop bad bills and move along good ones. That was the main theme throughout the 2-day voting marathon. Apparently, we were still unable to stop some very bad bills, too (read on).

Sorry, Neil Wetherbee and Co., You Won’t Drive Me from Derry

November 26, 2022 Stephen Scaer

In A response to my GraniteGrok article about Elle Gallo’s boast that she removed my billboard message in Derry, New Hampshire, promoting Abigail Shrier’s book “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters,” (and my subsequent decision to promote the book from the Derry sidewalk), “Call me J” wrote:

Maggie Hassan Lies Again (And Chris Pappas Too!)

November 8, 2022 Skip

Once again, the Democrats, especially Maggie Hassan, are twisting the meaning and usage of words to fit a political narrative. In this case, for the purely personal gain of keeping her butt in DC.

Breaking: Federal Judge Stops Medicare and Medicaid Services Vaxx Mandate for Health Care Workers …

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 Steve MacDonald

One of the more dangerous Jab mandates from the Feds was the one that forced any health worker at facilities getting federal money to be vaccinated.

Through the Eyes of a Refugee from California: Biden Is Firing Our Healthcare System

September 29, 2022October 27, 2021 California Refugee

A young nurse sits quietly in her kitchen… in the dark… in the early morning hours of what used to be one of her many workdays. She worked very hard to become a nurse; she put herself through a very good college, earning her four-year degree in record time.

Court Rules States Can Exclude Planned Parenthood from Medicaid Funding

November 26, 2020 Steve MacDonald

Are you tired of your tax dollars going to pay for abortion? You are not alone. But that does not include the Democrat Party or Planned Parenthood. They care a lot. And they just took another gutshot in court.

Sex Reassignment Procedures Creating More Anxiety Among Trans Not Less

September 23, 2022August 10, 2020 Steve MacDonald

Advocates for things like mandatory Medicaid coverage for transgender hormone treatment or reassignment surgery have a problem. Sexual reassignment surgery does not decrease anxiety in people with gender dysphoria; it makes it worse.

Medicaid Experiment Continues to Blow Holes in State Budget

February 24, 2020 Steve MacDonald

Vermont is very progressive. Bernie is after all their US Senator (can anyone name the other one?) The state fully embraced Obamacare, the exchanges, Medicaid Expansion, and developed its own oversight provider network. And it loses gobs of money every year.

Update on Medicaid funding to local schools.

June 9, 2020February 19, 2020 Ann Marie Banfield

UPDATE: Audrey Stoffle, Chief Editor for Psychology Degree 411 brought it to our attention that we failed to properly give credit / proper linkage to their content. That has now been updated and their content is now properly “offset” as a quote. We have also apologized to Ms. Stoffle for not doing it the first … Read more

SB 684 is Harmful to Your Children’s Health

February 10, 2020 Op-Ed

SB 684-FN has been slated for swift passage through the legislature. Have you stopped to ask why? First, Medicaid dinged NH for billing services which were not rendered by properly trained medical professionals in schools.

California Is Now Pushing to Control the Federal Debt and Your Taxes

January 18, 2020
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California is now pushing to control the federal debt and your taxes. Don’t believe it? Read on McDuff. California, the governor and the legislature, are working on a proposal to extend free health care to illegal immigrant senior citizens.

What President Trump needs to do to solve the impending Medicaid crisis

December 15, 2019 Op-Ed

The fundamental duty of the United States Government is to protect its citizens and to responsibly manage the resources of the country. The first duty has been fairly well exercised. In regards to managing the country’s resources our politicians have failed miserably. The national debt now stands at approximately $23 trillion and the country is … Read more

Congress kicks the can again, but is about to run out of road

August 21, 2019 Op-Ed

By Ross Connolly Congress was set to face a moment of reckoning in September. After years of reckless spending, the government would once again come up against the debt ceiling, meaning the country could no longer borrow to pay for out-of-control expenditures. This could have been a moment to begin getting serious about our mushrooming … Read more