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BumRushDaShow

(168,671 posts)
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 05:53 PM 18 hrs ago

Dr. Oz says Obamacare enrollment may be 'too high'

Source: NBC News

March 9, 2026, 3:41 PM EDT


Although Obamacare sign-ups have fallen significantly this year over skyrocketing monthly premiums, Dr. Mehmet Oz believes enrollment is still too high. Oz, the Trump administration’s top official overseeing the Affordable Care Act, told NBC News that millions of people may be fraudulently enrolled or eligible for other types of coverage.

About 23 million people signed up for ACA coverage during this year’s open enrollment period, which ended in January, according to the latest data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. That’s roughly 1.2 million to 1.3 million fewer sign-ups than last year. ACA coverage typically appeals to people who are self-employed or don’t get coverage through their jobs.

In a phone interview, Oz said some people enrolled in ACA plans should not be there and expects enrollment to fall further — to around 19 million.

“In fact, the fact that we have 23 million makes me think we have too many participants in the ACA,” Oz said. “It’s too high of a number.”

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/dr-oz-trump-obamacare-aca-insurance-fraud-deductible-plans-rcna262468



A walking talking "death panel".
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Dr. Oz says Obamacare enrollment may be 'too high' (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago OP
WTF??? Tim S 18 hrs ago #1
It will back stronger.............. Lovie777 18 hrs ago #2
Missing a word in there but YES!!! wolfie001 15 hrs ago #14
Medicare is too high too dweller 17 hrs ago #3
What a fucking entitled out-of-touch-with-reality asshole groundloop 17 hrs ago #4
The core problem with the Clustertrump and this 3rd string JV cabinet is inner circles underpants 17 hrs ago #5
Thanks, Oprah... GiqueCee 17 hrs ago #6
she had a thing for quacks Skittles 17 hrs ago #10
Yeah... GiqueCee 14 hrs ago #17
I never could stand Oprah so it was no surprise to me Skittles 14 hrs ago #18
Absolutely embarrassing buffoon. NewHendoLib 17 hrs ago #7
"Affordable care act coverage is only for WestMichRad 17 hrs ago #8
Republicans... GiqueCee 14 hrs ago #19
FUCK YOU, YOU TRUMP HUMPING QUACK Skittles 17 hrs ago #9
Too many people are alive. Turbineguy 17 hrs ago #11
Marketplace insurance is shit! NOBODY would want to rip off the government that way! JustKay 16 hrs ago #12
Dr. Oz proving once again he knows shit about what he's talking about. Ray Bruns 16 hrs ago #13
Give the job up Oz, you're not fit for it. Wolf Frankula 15 hrs ago #15
Dear "Dr. Crudites" Doc_Technical 14 hrs ago #16
I don't think that Oz Mblaze 14 hrs ago #20
Huh? Figarosmom 13 hrs ago #21

groundloop

(13,752 posts)
4. What a fucking entitled out-of-touch-with-reality asshole
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 06:16 PM
17 hrs ago

My daughter is self employed and depends on the ACA marketplace for health insurance, her premiums more than doubled this year.

I guess repubs don't want people to take any initiative and instead work menial low paying jobs to help the rich get richer.

OH, am I misremembering or wasn't there supposed to be a vote on extending ACA subsidies sometime after the first of the year?



underpants

(196,081 posts)
5. The core problem with the Clustertrump and this 3rd string JV cabinet is inner circles
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 06:19 PM
17 hrs ago

Oh yes! That’s great! HE will like that !!!!

Who thinks people having LESS HEALTHCARE INSURANCE is a good idea? How does no one NO ONE around him (political appointees) have any real connection….or has that all been cast behind for their ambition in an administration that ends in 3 years???

GiqueCee

(3,925 posts)
6. Thanks, Oprah...
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 06:24 PM
17 hrs ago

... you gave us this evil fuck in 2004. In retrospect, not a good look for you, dear. You might want to acknowledge that serious error in judgement. He is doing real harm to the American people that will never be forgotten or forgiven.

GiqueCee

(3,925 posts)
17. Yeah...
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 09:55 PM
14 hrs ago

... McGraw came before Oz. Both of 'em are weasels. Says nothing good about Oprah's judgement... or character. Which disappoints me immensely; I thought she was better than that, but she's still good friends with Dr. Phil, and probably Oz as well.

WestMichRad

(3,201 posts)
8. "Affordable care act coverage is only for
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 06:32 PM
17 hrs ago

… those who can’t afford to buy an ACA policy.” - what he meant to say.
And they don’t plan to help anyone pay the premiums.

GiqueCee

(3,925 posts)
19. Republicans...
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 09:57 PM
14 hrs ago

... never plan to help anyone but themselves. They're rotten down to their DNA.

Mblaze

(976 posts)
20. I don't think that Oz
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 10:02 PM
14 hrs ago

Realizes that modern employers short the hours of their new hires so that they are not required to purchase health insurance for them.

The wealthy don't know shit about the hoi polloi.

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