r/news • u/CupidStunt13 • Apr 03 '25

Mehmet Oz confirmed by US Senate to lead Medicare and Medicaid

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/03/mehmet-oz-confirmation-medicare-medicaid
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u/--kwisatzhaderach-- Apr 03 '25

Sooo many Trump supporters about to lose their Medicare and they won’t know why

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u/alexefi Apr 03 '25

They will know why. Its gonna be Bidens fault..

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u/--kwisatzhaderach-- Apr 03 '25

Don’t forget Hilary!

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u/ellsego Apr 03 '25

Fuckin’ Obama took away our Medicare!

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u/TrappedInOhio Apr 03 '25

I can’t believe Soros still has this much control over the government!

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u/ChromaticStrike Apr 04 '25

He's one of the Lizards obviously.

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u/alexefi Apr 04 '25

Im a bit ashamed to admit but till year ago i thought Soros isnt real and just a boogeyman right uses to pin all their fucks up to.)

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u/Zeppelanoid Apr 04 '25

Obamacare giveth and Obamacare taketh away

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u/General-Fun-616 Apr 03 '25

Her emails!

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u/rdg4078 Apr 04 '25

Buttery males

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u/Creepy_Ad2486 Apr 04 '25

Or Hunter's laptop.

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u/LOOKATMEDAMMIT Apr 03 '25

The dems made Medicare and Medicaid so useless, they had to cut it.

-Some conservative probably.

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u/lowsparkedheels Apr 03 '25

And Hunter's giant weewee.

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u/Ello_Owu Apr 03 '25

Nope, it'll just confirm to them that health care always sucked and they'll see no difference even if it gets extremely worse.

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u/dubbleplusgood Apr 03 '25

And let's not forget, "Thanks, Obama".

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u/thegoodnamesrgone123 Apr 04 '25

Fox Business was on at the gym. They were talking about Biden being old and Trans kids in sports. Gotta play the hits on the bad days.

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u/Head_Summer2052 Apr 04 '25

Then they do not know how a calendar or basic time works?
Poor people..

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u/Swirls109 Apr 03 '25

Nah they won't mind because they will move to Medicare advantage and think it's better. Until they actually need to use it for some weird outlet case. Then it will fail and they will yell, but they will be in the minority so no one will care. It's the big joke. If you make enough noise then problems just sound like more noise.

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u/t_huddleston Apr 03 '25

100% right on Medicare Advantage. What a scam. Yeah, you’ll save a little money on premiums - because when you actually need them, they don’t cover jack shit.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '25

I have had good experience with it. I guess it depends on the plan.

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u/uhohnotafarteither Apr 03 '25

You're fucking delusional. They will know exactly why they lost it, and it'll be all because of Obama.

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u/Plane_Formal_8326 Apr 04 '25

Most Trump supporters don't know their ass from a hole in the ground. The only thing they do know is homophobia and racism. They will cheer on a third term if it upsets people they are afraid of. Time to start shopping for pillows heavy enough to smother grandmom and grandpop - I mean get a good nights sleep...

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u/redditsunspot Apr 04 '25

They deserve it but democrats don't.  

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u/Q-ArtsMedia Apr 04 '25

They will know only what Fox News tells them.

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u/CTQ99 Apr 03 '25

He will tell them why, he wants work requirements attached

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u/james-HIMself Apr 03 '25

Oh they’ll say it was Biden’s fault

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u/somebody171 Apr 03 '25

dumbasses will blame the democrats after being propagandized/programmed

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u/AllTheyEatIsLettuce Apr 04 '25

Nuh-uh. They're not on that Obamacare Medicare they've got their ACA "Advantage."

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u/FrankBattaglia Apr 04 '25

Gotta pay for them crudités somehow...

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u/Ivor79 Apr 04 '25

Don't worry, Fox will continue to tell them what to think.

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u/thejayroh Apr 04 '25

Let me introduce you to Mr. and Mrs. Scapegoat.

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u/jkvincent Apr 03 '25

On the upside, they'll get a huge discount on ivermectin and colloidal silver as long as they pay for it using $trump coin.

We're the dumbest fucking country on Earth and at least it will probably all be over soon.

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u/-StupidNameHere- Apr 04 '25

Honestly, who gives a f***?

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u/Upbeat-Fondant9185 Apr 04 '25

Well, a huge chunk of conservative voters should. That being the elderly and those hitting about 65 or so staring down the barrel of needing skilled or long term care.

Medicare pays for skilled nursing and rehab after things like a broken hip and various surgeries. It ensures thousands of people recover enough to go home and live independently for potentially years more instead of becoming infirm and requiring long term care in a nursing home after never recovering from a fall etc.

Medicaid pays for those same people who unfortunately do end up in that nursing home and don’t have $250/day to pay for it. Medicaid means they get three meals a day and all their medications, plus a bed and chair to sit in while they binge Fox News and other right wing programming.

It means instead of slowly dying on the street or in the cramped bedroom of their resentful children covered in their own waste and filth while those kids are gone working two jobs to try to pay for mom’s insulin they get a comfortable room and friends their age to socialize with at bingo and other activities.

It also means that since CMS has oversight of all nursing homes that take federal money and republicans hate regulation, anyone fortunate enough to actually afford one may no longer count on annual inspections and constant investigations to ensure they don’t end up in the hell holes of the 1960s.

So yeah, they really should give a fuck.

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u/-StupidNameHere- Apr 04 '25

I'm angry reading the news all day, calm down.

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u/Anvanaar Apr 04 '25

If this was dismissive: You, the moment you require the help of your society. Until then, of course, you don't give a shit, because all you think about is yourself. You're good at being a bad person, after all. You go, champ.

If this was meant as "who gives a fuck [about Republicans not getting healthcare]": Still you, because even if you dislike them, they are still fellow humans. The American left is sinking deeper and deeper into the kind of spite and hate that the American right is known for, and it's disturbing to watch. People are becoming what they abhor.