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Dr. Oz Sparks Outrage With His Solution For Lack Of Doctors In Rural Healthcare

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz spoke on Monday about the doctor shortage in rural communities—and his solution isn't going over well with critics.

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By Amelia Mavis Christnot

Feb 05, 2026

Former television presenter and author Mehmet Oz, MAGA Republican President Donald Trump's choice to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, spoke at a "fireside chat" for the "Action for Progress" initiative in Washington, D.C. on Monday.

During his remarks, Oz stated that rural communities would benefit from having AI avatars stand in for doctors. The Trump administration passed a law dramatically reducing funding for rural hospitals, which are already understaffed.

Gee... I think I can think of a better way... restore the cuts!

The multimillionaire has also said healthcare is a privilege, not a right, and suggested more people go to work immediately out of high school and retire later to eliminate the national debt.

Hey folks that what happened when you vote for a con artist! Some say the TrumpR_x is scam

HEADLINES: Trump’s Drug Pricing Scam Is a Slap in the Face to the Millions of Working Families Agonized by GOP Health Care Cuts

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February 6, 2026

The American people know that Trump’s new “TrumpRx” website is nothing but a dressed-up window shopping page where Americans can peruse jacked-up prices for medications they can no longer afford thanks to the GOP war on health care. Most Americans won’t save any money by using the site, and experts warn that families could waste hundreds of dollars purchasing brand-name drugs on the site that are available for cheaper in generic form or through insurance. This latest Trump scheme is a slap in the face to the 22 million hard-working Americans who just saw their health insurance premiums double, triple, and even quadruple due to the Trump-GOP health care cuts — not to mention the millions losing coverage entirely. The vast majority of Americans wanted Trump to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits that kept health coverage affordable for millions. Instead, they got another election-year vanity project from a president who uses his power to make life easier for billionaires and big corporations while selling out working families every chance he gets. 

Politico reported...

The drug-pricing deals can undoubtedly be seen as political wins at a time when Democrats are pounding the White House over high prices. They will save Medicaid money in the short run, allow Americans to buy discounted drugs with cash directly from drug companies and boost domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing.

But will most Americans feel like the deals make their lives more affordable?

The answer is likely “No” — at least not in the near future — according to some health policy analysts and drug-pricing experts.

The confidential agreements lack some critical details and largely don’t help the roughly two-thirds of Americans who use private health insurance, they say. It’s also unclear whether the deals — which are voluntary on the part of drugmakers — will last beyond the current administration.

“The vast majority of consumers are not going to see any benefit in their pocketbook,” said Chris Meekins, a Raymond James health care analyst, and a former health official in the first Trump administration.

Once again... Trump's healthcare is all smoke and mirrors!