Dr. Mehmet Oz

But enhanced federal subsidies are expiring at the end of December, which will force millions to pay more out of pocket for their coverage.

In a post on X, federal health official Dr. Mehmet Oz wrote that enrollment on healthcare.gov stands at 15.6 million, a small drop compared to last December.

Oz did not mention the expiring subsidies, although that's been a political battle for months.

He said that anti-fraud measures explained the slight decrease.

Health policy experts point out that many people have let their enrollment automatically renew, but they may drop their coverage in January if they find they can't afford their new premiums.

Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR News.

We are in a weird place in America where we have mixed politics and medicine.

And you know what you get when you mix politics and medicine?

Politics.

There is no medicine left.

We witnessed that with bizarre statements, predatory actions, and many other activities that I think have forced children to the tip of the spear where they have brunt the burden of this toxic combination.

We've been told that permanently altering bodies of children, and the children are told this as well,

We're bringing them lasting peace.

But few have achieved the inner peace promised by these charlatans and the talking heads, the media personalities, the social media posts.

All these have created a dishonest narrative.

And of course, many of these children are left with the most tragic parts of all the treatments that they've succumbed themselves to.

The most significant actions are two proposed rules from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, led by Dr. Mehmet Oz.

One rule says doctors and hospitals cannot get reimbursed by Medicaid for gender-affirming care for youth.

The other is more sweeping.

It says hospitals that provide the care would be cut off from all Medicare or Medicaid funding for everything.