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    Trump wählt Dr. Oz zum Leiter der Zentren für Medicare- und Medicaid-Dienste


    Trump wählt Dr. Oz zum Leiter der Zentren für Medicare- und Medicaid-Dienste

    https://www.axios.com/2024/11/19/trump-dr-oz-cms-cabinet

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    3. devoncarrots on

      I literally don’t even know how to react to these anymore

      🙁

    6. 12345Hamburger on

      “I just saw a nice piece in The Lancet [medical journal] arguing that the opening of schools may only cost us 2–3% in terms of total mortality.”

      Dr. Oz, April 2020, on opening schools at the height of COVID and casually handwaving the deaths of millions of ~~children~~ people.

    7. LargeSnorlax on

      Wonder which position Hulk Hogan is going to fill.

      *You better not come at the Secretary of Defense, BROTHA!*

    8. Affectionate_Neat868 on

      Alright, where’s Ashton Kutcher and the camera crew. Bring them out.

    10. krichcomix on

      0/10, do not recommend this time line. This is so damn stupid and infuriating.

    11. oh-shazbot on

      honestly, at this point these appointments are meant to just be as stupid as fucking possible, to see how low congress will bend the knee before inevitably having to be strong-armed into supporting candidates who are *even worse*. and when medicare and medicaid get gutted to outright eliminated, you know who’s going to regret it the most? poor, low-information republicans.

    12. DatElNino on

      Dr. Oz’s plan, “Medicare Advantage for All,” proposes replacing traditional Medicare with privatized insurance plans, which could lead to increased premiums and denied claims. This contrasts with traditional Medicare, which allows beneficiaries to use any doctor or hospital that accepts Medicare and does not require prior authorization for services. While Medicare Advantage plans may offer additional benefits and lower premiums, they often have network restrictions and require referrals for specialists. Oz’s plan also involves a 20% payroll tax to fund the system, which is higher than current Medicare funding methods.

    13. littlebiped on

      Every new appointment is just incrementally more fucking stupid than the last. Truly the clown car administration.

    14. accountabilitycounts on

      Dr Oz helped dumb down the electorate, so this makes sense.

      Can’t wait for Medicare to cover essential oils.

    16. Overall_scar3165 on

      Trump is surrounding himself with idiots to try and make himself look better

    17. Overall_scar3165 on

      What’s next? The pillow guy running drug prevention programs?

    19. ThomasToIndia on

      He is building a cast, not a government. Objectively, this will be an entertaining season at the cost of, you know, America.

    21. tshirtguy2000 on

      The winner of the Celebrity Apprentice is Dr. Oz. As your prize, here is your new job.

    26. tehfrog729 on

      Hope my parents’ healthcare and retirement get gutted, that is the only way they’ll leave the cult

    27. randomtask on

      Gotta say it stings to see this guy fail upward. We shut him out of the US Senate only to have him parachute into a cabinet nomination instead.

      The cruelty is the point with these assholes. I will never forgive so much of America for being stupid enough to vote for any of this.

    28. milliebun on

      Can we dig up Billy Mays and Ron Poppeil and just make this the As Seen ON TV Presidency.

    29. Spare_Wait5383 on

      If traditional Medicare is eliminated it will entirely cripple the American medical system.

    30. WaffleBurger27 on

      But of course. A grifter and conman who made a fortune promoting psuedo science.

      Trump only killed a million people with his inaction on Covid. I dread to think what the toll will be by 2028 with the blatant promotion of fake medicine and the destruction of what health insurance there is.

    31. Gold-Perspective-699 on

      When is hiring Jared Fogle?!? As a Republican I want him to department of education!

      /s I’m a Democrat but please do something dumb like this to make yourself look dumber.

    32. humboldt77 on

      The number of conservatives on here that were excited by Trump’s re-election so that celebrities wouldn’t be telling them what to do anymore… whoops.

    33. NeverEyes on

      I’m telling you, we are hours away from Hulk Hogan taking on the Presidential Physical Fitness role…. And then we are the true sequel to Idiocracy.

    34. permalink_save on

      This mother fucker is a huge reason my MIL died. She listened to him and Dr Axe and others and never went to the doctors. She died of atherosclerosis believing shitnpike medication makes it worse. She exercised and ate a good diet but sometimes you lose the genetic lottery and need meds. Dr Oz should be in prison for negligence knowingly pushing snake oil and promising people health.

    36. JoshJoshson13 on

      The people who said kamala was unqualified see no problem with any if Trumps pics it’s insane

    37. shogi_x on

      Marco Rubio is the most moderate and qualified person in this entire cabinet.

      That is a horrifying statement.

    43. dallasdude on

      Dr Oz put out a Medicare plan in 2020.

      His plan was three parts:

      1) Eliminate traditional Medicare entirely — no more guaranteed care, no more specialist visits.

      2) A brand new 20% payroll tax for all wage earners

      … which will pay for

      3) Every single American to be enrolled in private “Medicare Advantage” plans — you know, those garbage plans that are rife with abuse and outright fraud [Office of Public Affairs | Cigna Group to Pay $172 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations | United States Department of Justice](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/cigna-group-pay-172-million-resolve-false-claims-act-allegations)

      Their plan is to kill Medicare, take 20% out of your paychecks and stuff it all into the pockets of their rich friends.

    45. Neidan1 on

      Ah, the guy who promoted hydroxychloroquine as a Covid treatment, who just happened to own shares in companies the produce hydroxychloroquine.

    46. slimshadysghost on

      A comment from /conservative on a post about this:

      “I’ve been pretty mixed/leaning positive on most of his picks so far, but now it kinda seems he’s making picks for the troll factor.”

      The denial is outstanding.

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