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solomon42069<p>Growing up in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1990s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1990s</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a>, I can't help but see some weird parallels here in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> today...</p><p>- Loss of individual liberty<br>- Widespread government <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a><br>- Dumb and negligent <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a><br>- Obsession with private school<br>- Prudish religious culture<br>- Public feel helpless to change<br>- <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> by default<br>- <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wealth</span></a> determines your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worth</span></a> as a person<br>- Massive and growing wealth inequality</p><p>What happened here in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oz</span></a>? We used to be the lucky country.</p><p>Now we're just a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mess</span></a>.</p>
Chuck Darwin<p>After Thursday’s 53-45 Senate vote to confirm <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mehmet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mehmet</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Oz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oz</span></a>, as head of the "Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services" a wide range of critics have argued that the celebrity cardiothoracic surgeon<br> “is profoundly unqualified to lead any part of our healthcare system, let alone an agency as important as CMS,” in the words of the Co-president of the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, Robert Weissman <br> Weissman declared that “Republicans in the Senate continued to just be a rubber stamp for a dangerous agenda that threatens to turn back the clock on healthcare in America.”<br><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/dr-oz-confirmation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">commondreams.org/news/dr-oz-co</span><span class="invisible">nfirmation</span></a></p>
ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊<p>Meanwhile, the Senate just confirmed Dr. Oz to lead The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USGov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USGov</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CMS</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oz</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>Dr. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Oz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oz</span></a> ‘Disavows’ Support for <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> Care, Allaying a Senator’s Concerns</p><p>Senator Josh <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Hawley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hawley</span></a>, a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> , pressed Dr. Oz on transgender care and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a>, and now says he will vote for the physician’s confirmation to become head of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a>.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/droz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>droz</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/health/dr-oz-transgender-care-abortion-josh-hawley-confirmation-cms.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/01/health/</span><span class="invisible">dr-oz-transgender-care-abortion-josh-hawley-confirmation-cms.html</span></a></p>
Jendia Gammon<p>We're ecstatic to announce that Adrian Tchaikvosky <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aptshadow" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aptshadow</span></a></span> has joined our <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@starsandsabers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>starsandsabers</span></a></span> Oz story anthology OMINBOZ: TALES FROM THE LAND OF OZ, out May 2026! Read more and see who we've announced so far: <br><a href="https://www.starsandsabers.com/2025/03/15/oz-story-anthology-announcement/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">starsandsabers.com/2025/03/15/</span><span class="invisible">oz-story-anthology-announcement/</span></a><br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Oz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oz</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a></p>
JanR<p>No comment. 😇 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dorothy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dorothy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oz</span></a></p>
Faraiwe<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Oz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oz</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coding</span></a></p>
starsandsabers<p>BIG NEWS: We are publishing an Oz story anthology! In honor of L. Frank Baum’s iconic fairyland, for his birthday in 2026, we will welcome you to Omniboz: Tales from the Land of Oz! Lifelong Oz fan and editor <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@jendiagammon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jendiagammon</span></a></span> is realizing this dream: <a href="https://www.starsandsabers.com/2025/03/15/oz-story-anthology-announcement/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">starsandsabers.com/2025/03/15/</span><span class="invisible">oz-story-anthology-announcement/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Oz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oz</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ozbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ozbooks</span></a></p>
Zeitgeisty Aphorisms<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oz</span></a> is the test of 🏈.</p>
Patric Bates<p>a little watercolor that I made <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wizardofoz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wizardofoz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/watercolor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watercolor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>painting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illustration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drawing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drawings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drawings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/watercolour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watercolour</span></a></p>
Adoro il Genio :verified:<p>ADORO IL GENIO - EXTREME CROSSOVER</p><p>Aspetta un secondo, non era così!...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/adoroilgenio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>adoroilgenio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/2marzo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2marzo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/fiabe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiabe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/favole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>favole</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/racconti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racconti</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/ilmagodioz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ilmagodioz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/oz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/crossover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crossover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/extremecrossover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extremecrossover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/terminator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>terminator</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/cinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cinema</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/ilmeravigliosomagodioz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ilmeravigliosomagodioz</span></a>🧙♂️ <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>film</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/vignette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vignette</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/vignetta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vignetta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/vignettedivertenti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vignettedivertenti</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/fumetti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fumetti</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/fumetto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fumetto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/comic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/saga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>saga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/franchise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>franchise</span></a></p>
Amgine<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@SnowshadowII" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SnowshadowII</span></a></span> </p><p>For this specific thing, yes! Besides, we all know <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Ozzies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ozzies</span></a> and <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Canadians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canadians</span></a> are sorta (**very**) competitive: <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canadian</span></a> Sausage day with grilling in snow! We can do this, <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a>! Tomorrow! well, maybe not.</p><p><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/CdnPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CdnPoli</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/ONPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ONPoli</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/OZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OZ</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a></p>
初音ミク<b>ぼくたちは自然に笑う</b> / シバ / February 12, 2025 11:00 PM<br>ボカロ百選FA投稿、2日目です。<br>OZ/ピノキオピー<br>です。このミクちゃん、あまりにも可愛すぎる…曲もほんとに大好きで曲で初めて泣いた記憶もある思い出の一曲です。<br><a class="hashtag" href="https://mikuobsession.net/tag/vocaloid" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VOCALOID</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://mikuobsession.net/tag/pixelart" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pixelart</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://mikuobsession.net/tag/ドット絵" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ドット絵</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://mikuobsession.net/tag/oz" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OZ</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://mikuobsession.net/tag/初音ミク" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#初音ミク</a><br><a href="https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/127173539" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/127173539</a><br><a href="https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/80767740" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/80767740</a>
2something<p><a href="https://xkcd.fyi/3049" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://xkcd.fyi/3049</a><span><br>Every time the comic says "Good News" I'm reading it to the tune of the opening song from </span><i>Wicked</i><span>.<br><br></span><a href="https://transfem.social/tags/XKCD" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#XKCD</a> <a href="https://transfem.social/tags/Webcomics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Webcomics</a> <a href="https://transfem.social/tags/Asteroids" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Asteroids</a> <a href="https://transfem.social/tags/Wicked" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wicked</a> <a href="https://transfem.social/tags/Oz" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oz</a> <a href="https://transfem.social/tags/WickedMusical" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WickedMusical</a> <a href="https://transfem.social/tags/MusicalTheatre" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MusicalTheatre</a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1814495/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1814495/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Ozak AI Presale Booms: $750K Raised, $OZ Set for Explosive Growth! #$750K <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Booms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Booms</span></a>: <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/explosive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>explosive</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/for" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>for</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/growth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>growth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OZ</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Ozak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ozak</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Presale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Presale</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/raised" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>raised</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/set" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>set</span></a></p>
Great Pop Culture Debate<p>It's time for a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PanelDiscussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PanelDiscussion</span></a> on our <a href="https://mas.to/tags/NCBD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NCBD</span></a> picks! This week we are pulling <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DCHorrorPresents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DCHorrorPresents</span></a> 4, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ThePatchworkGirlofOz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePatchworkGirlofOz</span></a> 1, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Spectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spectrum</span></a> 2, and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Xmen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Xmen</span></a> Xavier's Secret 1. Which books are you pulling? <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horror</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DC</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DCComics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DCComics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ImageComics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ImageComics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Marvel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marvel</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MarvelComics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarvelComics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MadCaveStudios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MadCaveStudios</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Comics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ComicBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComicBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Oz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oz</span></a></p>
Keith 🏳️🌈<p>The second book Marvellous Land of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OZ</span></a>, not quite as dark. Features a lot more of Glinda. But the main character Tip is just unnecessarily mean to Jack Pumpkinhead. Poor Jack. But this entry was much more comedic than the original novel. With a huge twist at the end. Overall loved these books <br>2/2</p>
Kee Hinckley<p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Oz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oz</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a>.<br>Lots of duplicates since it's a merger of three collections. But all the Baum books and a couple extra. Tempted to ship them home unless the kids want them here.</p>
Chuck Darwin<p>Donald Trump promises he will <br>“not cut one penny” of Medicare, <br>but like most elected Republicans he’s a strong proponent of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privatization</span></a>. </p><p>During his first administration, Trump issued an executive order that said <a href="https://c.im/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Advantage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Advantage</span></a>, <br>the privatized version of Medicare, <br>“delivers efficient and value-based care through choice and private competition.” </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Mehmet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mehmet</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Oz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oz</span></a>, the TV doctor Trump nominated to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, <br>disparages traditional Medicare and has called for massive expansion of Medicare Advantage. <br>By remarkable coincidence, as of 2022 ➡️Oz owned a reported stake of $550,000 in UnitedHealth,⬅️ Medicare Advantage’s largest participant. </p><p>There are many things the private sector does better than the federal government, -- among them enriching shareholders like Oz. <br>But the private sector does not provide health care more efficiently than the public sector. <br>That’s been demonstrated over and over, yet nobody wants to believe it. </p><p>A reportpublished Wednesday by The Wall Street Journal <br>summarizing a year’s worth of its investigations <br>indicates that where Medicare Advantage really excels is in the filing of <a href="https://c.im/tags/fraudulent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraudulent</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/claims" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>claims</span></a>.</p><p>Congress created Medicare Advantage in 1997 <br>to demonstrate for good and all, damn it, that the market economy could be more cost-effective at delivering doctor and hospital care. <br>The privatization program succeeded in winning over the public: <br>54 percent of the Medicare-eligible population chooses Medicare Advantage. <br>Medicare Advantage looks to people over 65 like a better deal because it covers things traditional Medicare doesn’t, <br>such as visits to the dentist or the eye doctor. Some plans even cover acupuncture.<br>⚠️But if you get seriously ill and need to be referred to a specialist, Medicare Advantage isn’t so great. <br>An April 2022 study by the Health and Human Services Department’s inspector general found that <br>💥13 percent of the referrals denied under Medicare Advantage would have been approved under traditional Medicare.</p><p>Medicare Advantage also shows that health care privatization is a lousy deal for taxpayers. <br>💥Medicare Advantage costs the federal government 7 percent more per enrollee than traditional Medicare, according to an August 2024 study by the fiscally conservative Peter G. Peterson Foundation. <br>For enrollees with similar health profiles, Medicare Advantage costs 22 percent more, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.</p><p>Perhaps that’s because, as the Journal’s investigations found, Medicare Advantage insurers routinely <br>pad their government reimbursement requests with <a href="https://c.im/tags/spurious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spurious</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/diagnoses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diagnoses</span></a>. <br>For example, an astounding 66,000 Medicare Advantage patients were diagnosed with diabetic cataracts <br>even after these patients had surgery to correct them, <br>making that diagnosis, in the Journal’s words, “anatomically impossible.” <br>In other instances, patients whom Medicare Advantage insurers reported as HIV positive received none of the recommended treatments. <br>If a doctor failed to furnish a desired diagnosis, insurers dispatched a nurse to the patient’s home to find one. <br>Medicare Advantage insurers also conned veterans into enrolling in the program even though they were already covered adequately by the Veterans Administration health system, which has repeatedly been demonstrated to be superior to private hospital care (something else the public is reluctant to believe).</p><p>UnitedHealth, the parent company of United Healthcare, whose chief executive, Brian Thompson, was assassinated last month, is, according to the Journal, a particular offender, <br>furnishing doctors with checklists of possible diagnoses. <br>Looking at Medicare data between 2019 and 2022, the Journal found that patients who moved from traditional Medicare to UnitedHealth’s Medicare Advantage plans<br> “got 55 percent sicker, on paper” during their first year in Medicare Advantage.<br> (UnitedHealth replied in a written statement that it provided “more accurate diagnoses” and alleged, without providing evidence, that the Journal’s reporting method was flawed)</p><p><a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/189804/privatizing-medicare-advantage-scam-claims-fraudulent?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SF_TNR&utm_source=Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/article/189804</span><span class="invisible">/privatizing-medicare-advantage-scam-claims-fraudulent?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SF_TNR&utm_source=Twitter</span></a></p>
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