Q: Why is it so difficult to stop federal benefits flowing for deceased Medicaid recipients?

A: Although it seems like there ought to be a simple flip of a switch, the federal agency distributing Medicaid dollars doesn’t have in place an accountable mechanism to stop federal benefits from flowing on behalf of a deceased recipient.

WASHINGTON DC (October 18, 2019) — Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and Ron Johnson (R-WI), respective chairmen of the Finance Committee and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, are seeking details on the FBI’s procedures to brief presidential campaigns about potential threats.

WASHINGTON DC (October 18, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar seeking information on Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs, how the money is spent and what oversigh

WASHINGTON DC (October 18, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) today wrote to the University of Virginia (UVA) Health System regarding a recent news report in Kaiser Health News outlining its potential failure to live up to its legal obligations as a tax-exempt organization.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 18, 2019) — The US Supreme Court recently ruled that partisan gerrymandering claims cannot be decided by a federal court.

WASHINGTON DC (October 18, 2019) — The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced bipartisan legislation to ensure American victims of international terrorism can seek justice in US courts. The legislation builds upon the 1992 Anti-Terrorism Act authored by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and responds to the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) shameful restriction on humanitarian aid in its effort to thwart accountability for supporting acts of terrorism.

WASHINGTON DC (October 17, 2019) — Prepared remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Chairman, Senate Finance Committee, from the Senate Floor:

 

I come to the floor today to speak about lowering the cost of prescription drugs for America’s seniors.

WASHINGTON DC (October 16, 2019) — Senators Ron Johnson (R-WI), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee; and Mike Lee (R-UT) sent another letter to Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (ICIG) Michael Atkinson on Wednesday noting that the ICIG’s response to their 

WASHINGTON – As the only farmers currently serving in the US Senate, Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and Jon Tester (D-MT) are receiving praise from farm and mental-health organizations across the country for the introduction of their Seeding Rural Resilience Act, which aims to curb the rising rate of farmer suicides in America.

WASHINGTON DC (October 15, 2019) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley on Consistent Oversight:

 

We’ve heard a lot about whistleblowers in the past several weeks.

There’s been an outpouring of concern for whistleblowers ever since word came out that there was a whistleblower-complaint that implicates the current administration.

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