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Summary

Dr. Mehmet Oz, TV personality and former Senate candidate, has been nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which oversees health coverage for over 160 million Americans.

Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon and former host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” has faced criticism for promoting unproven medical treatments, including hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19.

The nomination comes amid contentious Medicare drug price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act, which are being challenged by pharmaceutical companies.

The role requires Senate confirmation.

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[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 217 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Oh boy, I can't wait to not be able to afford my medication for my autoimmune disease and die by vomiting blood until I exsanguinate! Thanks abstainers!

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

Have you tried not having a pre-existing condition?

[-] danc4498@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

They’ll say this is a feature not a bug.

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 6 points 7 months ago

It's OK, if RFK Jr goes ahead and eliminates vaccines and infectious disease research, as he has stated he will, it's likely something else will kill us first.

[-] Tuxman@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago

Hey! Cause of death can’t be of a disease if they can’t test for it taps temple

"Cause of death: Act of God"

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 205 points 7 months ago

Oz has been a major supporter of Medicare Advantage, the program’s private sector alternative that has grown in popularity but has come under intense scrutiny for care denials and alleged overbilling.

In case you didn't RTFA: This is the grift

[-] fluxion@lemmy.world 50 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Trump's motto: Always Be Grifting

[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 33 points 7 months ago

Make America Grift Always

[-] ME5SENGER_24@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

Trump and his cronies want to privatize the world. That’s the end goal. Gut all government agencies and sell them off to Elon or some private equity firm. If you want to live in the future they’re building it’s gonna be pay to play. You want healthcare, pay for it. You want education, pay for it. You want oxygen, pay for it!

….and 76 million people voted for it. 76 million people have fucked over 260 million people all cause they drank the orange kool-aid.

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[-] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 105 points 7 months ago

We did it... We taught those Democrats a lesson... Yay...

[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months ago

Don’t worry, a majority of voters will think the impending enshittification is all the Democrats fault by the time the next (if any) election comes along.

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 20 points 7 months ago

There was a lesson, but it hasn't been taught yet. This is just the trailer of the film, coming in January. Title: "Oh no."

[-] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

I hate this country so much.

[-] narr1@lemmy.world 67 points 7 months ago

Haha, oh wow. You guys over there really are fucked.

[-] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 65 points 7 months ago
[-] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 19 points 7 months ago

Yep.

Dr Phil Dr Oz Jenny McCarthy

She sure knows how to pick 'em.

[-] Monzcarro@feddit.uk 7 points 7 months ago

You might enjoy the podcast Maintenance Phase if you don't already know it. They have a Dr Oz episode and Oprah has a few of her own too.

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[-] DemBoSain@midwest.social 61 points 7 months ago

Trump knows he lost in 2020, and he hates America for it. That's why we're getting TV show people and child rapists.

[-] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 42 points 7 months ago

Trump wants like minded people in his team!

[-] Montagge@lemmy.zip 41 points 7 months ago

Trump wants to cause as much damage as possible because he's a traitor

[-] nixfreak@sopuli.xyz 56 points 7 months ago

What in the fuck! One of biggest medical grifters in medicine is going to be in charge of billions of dollars of federal money? I really hope we lose everything this is Idiocracy 2.0.

[-] overload@sopuli.xyz 33 points 7 months ago

At least in Idiocracy the President selected the smartest person to do the work.

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[-] PunnyName@lemmy.world 46 points 7 months ago

Oh good, a guy who uses the word "magic" too many times for medicine is gonna do great...

Let's hope he drops the TV persona.

[-] wjrii@lemmy.world 54 points 7 months ago

One, surgeons were already the dumb jocks of the medical community, relatively speaking. I know he's got some legitimately brilliant feathers in his cap, but that brings us to...

Two, other than techbros, MD's are maybe the worst offenders in the category of "I'm smart about some things, therefore I can easily intuit my way to mastery of all things, I have no blind spots, and my prejudices are simply common sense."

Three, the man has been in a fame bubble for twenty plus years now.

[-] garretble@lemmy.world 27 points 7 months ago

I mean, Ben Carson is a legitimate dumbass.

BUT, he can cut conjoined twins in half. He's good at that.

But on everything ELSE: certified dumbshit.

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[-] shawn1122@lemm.ee 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

There are definitely some doctors that are susceptible to this (especially surgeons) but it's worth pointing out that there are relatively few doctors in the billionaire class and doctors in general have not brought upon societal decay in the way that techbros have.

Most doctors spend their career simply treating patients under some type of corporate or insurance owned overlord.

[-] wjrii@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

there are relatively few doctors in the billionaire class

And HOO BOY do some of them know it! 🤣

The broader point is well taken, though.

[-] Bosht@lemmy.world 44 points 7 months ago

Oh my fucking God I cannot take this fucking clown show anymore.

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 43 points 7 months ago

Is he just picking people he sees on TV?

[-] whaleross@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago

I read the explanation that Trump doesn't read but watches the telly and he is not building a cabinet but a cast. Bigger, louder and more exposure is better. Then it sort of makes sense.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

How big of a fit do you think he threw when he was told he couldn't nominate Hannibal Lecter for anything because you can't be fictional and run a government department?

[-] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago

Well, I mean Trump is a former reality TV star so birds of a feather and all.

[-] mkhopper@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months ago

You know.... Come on, Russia. Send those bombs and let's wrap this up.

[-] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 38 points 7 months ago

Why would they bomb their own country?

[-] kikutwo@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago

Was Jerry Springer already booked?

[-] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months ago

He's quite dead, so he would likely cause less harm than Oz will.

[-] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 34 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Springer was a lawyer and mayor, at least he'd bring some qualifications.

[-] NeoToasty@kbin.melroy.org 29 points 7 months ago

Why not get Dr.fucking Phil to be head of all mental facilities and everything mental. So he can push more people to suicide because he has nothing worthwhile to add or say to help people. Just go fucking full circle.

[-] wjrii@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

Ol' Phil may have a tiny vestigial conscience, and I do mean tiny, but it still may be disqualifying for this administration.

[-] lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com 25 points 7 months ago

Make America a joke again

[-] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 22 points 7 months ago

I like The Onion as much as the next guy but I don't think it's appropriate here

[-] roguetrick@lemmy.world 19 points 7 months ago
[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago

Thanks Oprah

[-] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 17 points 7 months ago

Ha ha ha. Yet another con man on the team!

[-] oakey66@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

We’re going to have so many years of unwinding all of the terrible changes that are coming our way. If we ever have the chance to unwind them.

[-] andrewta@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

What people have get to realize is when you say years, most people have no idea of how many years.

We are looking at 40 years before this is fixed.

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[-] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 9 points 7 months ago

The Lizard of Oz

Another Q uack in the cabinet

[-] Ceedoestrees@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

If y'all are going back to the Victorian era, why not bring back poisoning?

[-] fern@lemmy.autism.place 5 points 7 months ago

Lmao do you think we've stopped, look at flint.

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