Another Note from your Doctor
More info on self-protection and resistance
The nominees related to health and medicine are:
CMS - Mehmet Oz
FDA - Martin Makary
CDC - Dave Weldon
Surgeon General - Janette Nesheiwat
HHS - Worm Brain1
If you want to know what they’re going to do, you can refer to Part 14 of Section 3 of Project 20252.
Makary, Weldon and Nesheiwat have actual qualifications for their positions, at least on paper. I’m not saying I agree with their outlooks, but they have medical degrees and have practiced. Mehmet has a medical degree, but he went off the rails a long time ago.
I could easily fill a 5,000-word post with why I can’t stand these appointments3, but most are likely to get confirmed. A Google search will get you all the information on these disgraces to the medical profession. Instead, let’s look at some of what they will do that can impact YOU and your family, so that it’s possible to prepare.
Vaccines and Pandemic
The one and only thing that the Orange Menace got right during the Covid pandemic was to push for quick development of mRNA vaccines. If you’re going to have a pandemic, and you have a vaccine, that’s really good. And we are going to have another pandemic.
First things first - GO GET YOUR COVID AND FLU VACCINES4. These vaccines are safe and effective. They’re available. For most people, they’re free. And most people aren’t taking them, which is one reason about half of everyone you know is sick right now5.
Data:
The percent of the population reporting receipt of the updated 2024─25 COVID-19 vaccine is 8.8% (7.7-9.8) for children and 18.9% (18.0-19.9) for adults age 18+, including 41.0% (38.3-43.8) among adults age 65+.
The percent of the population reporting receipt of an influenza vaccine is 33.2% (31.5-35.0) for children and 36.6% (35.3-37.9) for adults age 18+, including 60.9% (57.9-64.0) among adults age 65+. Source.
This does not surprise me. Most people don’t do necessary things relative to their health. When I was in private practice, I never asked people if they wanted to get better, I only asked them if they were willing to do what was necessary to get better.
The current administration, and the incoming regime, has little interest in public health. This is 100% due to the politics involved. For example, do you know about the increase in whooping cough in the US? It’s spreading everywhere (up 6x nationwide) but the epicenter is in Pennsylvania.
As of Nov. 9, 2024, the latest CDC data available, there were 2,523 reported cases of whooping cough in Pennsylvania this year — more than any other state.
Pennsylvania had 267 whooping cough cases at that point last year — an over 800% increase.
Kids should be vaccinated with TDAP (Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis6) but in addition, it’s recommended that adults get a TDAP shot every ten years. The government isn’t publicizing this important information enough. When was your last TDAP shot?
Which brings me to H5N1 bird flu. Likely the next pandemic. It would be nice if there were some preparations being made now, and the Biden administration has started. For example, last week they funded mRNA development for a bird flu vaccine. While the incoming regime is anti-vax, Moderna is already on it. (Thankfully.)
Bird flu is endemic in wild birds. It has spread to chickens and other poultry (it’s why eggs are so expensive right now - completely independent of inflation - just simple law of supply and demand - supply is down because of all the flocks that have had to be killed off), as well as cattle. There are cases of human infection, and there is no consensus about whether any of those have been human-to-human transmission. If there is human-to-human transmission, then it’s just a matter of time before it becomes a real problem. Animal infection statistics here. Basic Q and A intro to bird flu here.
Since there will be very little tracking, this will fly under the radar until it’s too big a problem to ignore. Will that be in 2025? Perhaps, but if we’re lucky bird flu will take longer to take hold, and vaccines will be ready.
If anyone is interested in what they can do to protect themselves, part of it is EXACTLY the same as Covid protection: consistent masking with N95 masks, hand washing, using hand sanitizer when soap and water aren’t available, wiping your counters with disinfectant, staying home when you’re sick, isolating within households if someone comes down with something, getting REAL medicine from REAL doctors if you take ill. Plus, for bird flu - avoid any and all unpasteurized dairy products, raw eggs, wild birds, live poultry, and cook all meat and poultry to at least the minimum acceptable temperature.
Abortion and Birth Control
Do you know about The Janes? You can read their history here. They were a consortium that helped women get safe abortions prior to Roe. Remember, this was prior to medication abortions. I have no doubt that there will be brave men and women who will undertake this going forward.
As I’ve mentioned before, this is the time to lay in stocks of mifepristone and Plan B for use, or dissemination, when it comes to that. And as I’ve also said, I am not your doctor, so I cannot prescribe anything to you, but if I were of childbearing age, I’d get an IUD now. You’ve likely heard about the “4B” movement in South Korea, where women eschew marriage, childbirth, dating and sex. Men who rape couldn’t care less about 4B, consider an IUD.
Affordable Care Act
If you buy your insurance on the exchange, the enhanced subsidies from the Inflation Reduction Act (thank you Joe Biden) are slated to be retired at the end of 2025. This could lead to increases in premium costs, depending on total household income. Data on increases by income here. Of course, the less money you make, the greater the impact.
They also want to roll back all sorts of portions of the ACA that relate to, amoung other things, separating ACA from the non-subsidized market, allowing for the “direct primary care” delivery model, enacting reference pricing, removing everything related to gender identity and care, abortion, and, believe it or not, masking of health care workers. I could go on, but it’s really depressing.
The one good thing is that they didn’t include rescinding of the ACA essential services for both individuals and corporations. My guess is that this was an oversight.
Since the price of health insurance will be going up, or people will do without health insurance, it’s critical to do what you can to stay as healthy as possible. You can’t prevent all accidents and diseases, but there is a lot that can be done to get and stay healthy, no matter the place from which you are starting.
Medicaid
Sadly, there is no good news here. They will be looking for ways to increase work requirements, and any work for resistance will need to be accomplished at the State level. Some states will do their best, and others will gladly capitulate.
Medicare
We know that they want to cut Medicare. One of their first attempts will be to make Medicare Advantage7 (MA) the default option for new Medicare recipients.
If you are healthy, there’s little difference between MA and traditional Medicare, provided you get a gap policy and a Part D drug plan. You’ll get basic care, and with MA you’ll get some add-ins like limited dental and vision.
However, if you get sick or have a chronic condition, MA will end up costing you more. For example, a 7-day hospital stay for any reason is more expensive with MA than traditional Medicare plus gap insurance. In addition, if you need a specialist, you have to get pre-authorization with MA. Further, the universe of health care providers and hospitals is greatly reduced with MA, compared to standard Medicare. MA restricts you to their networks, while Medicare allows you to be treated by any doctor who accepts it. With the exception of psychiatrists, 99% of doctors accept traditional Medicare.
Finally, if you select MA, and later want to return to traditional Medicare, you will likely have problems getting a gap policy, as you’ll have to clear medical underwriting.
Therefore, if you can afford it, stick with traditional Medicare when you sign up. More info here.
Wrapping Up
Many years ago, I did an ER rotation. So long ago that they were “Emergency Rooms” and not “Emergency Departments”. We had x-rays and dark field microscopy, CT scans were just coming into use, MRIs and PET scans were in the future. “Medicine” was completely different in that people depended on doctors and their knowledge, rather than “what the test said”. Don’t get me wrong - a lot of improvements have been spectacular, and KNOWLEDGE still matters.
I was very lucky in that I knew doctors much older than I who knew stuff that modern medicine would never teach. Their approach to patients was completely different, and they made tools out of what they had.
For example, one internist would have a patient who was 20 pounds overweight. Instead of recommending a drug, he would give the patient two suitcases (back then, they had handles, no wheels). Like this:
He would put 10 pounds in each suitcase and have the patient walk around for two weeks carrying them at all times. They’d come back after two weeks, and be ready to go on a healthy diet.
Another doc I knew was a “country doctor” - his patients were rural, and he went to them. Since he didn’t work out of an office, most people’s homes lacked sterile conditions. So, if a baby was breech, a C-section would be an iffy proposition, so he knew how to turn a breech in utero. (His dad had taught him.)
Medicine was NOT better back then, just different. And advances in certain fields are phenomenal. For example, in the 1960’s and before, about 95% of kids with leukemia died, and now more than 90% survive. The cancer drugs, for many cancers, developed in the last couple decades have made a huge difference in survival rates.
Cardiac conditions, certain infections, orthopedic issues — the list is huge about what we can do now that we didn’t used to be able to.
But, these things, under the fascist regime will become less available to many people, unless they’re rich.
And so, we should, as individuals, consider finding practitioners who know things. While this sounds cryptic, you’ll benefit from having a smart, competent doctor as the medical provision system is turned upside down by the disgraces who will run it.
I assume you already have your copy - if not, you really should get one and read it.
And yes, it would be incredibly snark-filled.
Check with your doctor, and your kids’ pediatrician for other vaccines that might be needed.
Hardly anyone tests anymore, even though integrated Covid/flu OTC tests are available. So everyone has “a cold” or “creeping crud.”
Pertussis and Whooping Cough are the same thing.
Some people who have had huge out of pocket costs due to MA call it “Medicare Disadvantage”.
I'm sincerely sorry that you have been misled into believing that these appointments are some kind of risk to you or your family and friends.
Anthony Fauci called RFK Jr. a liar for stating that not one of the 72 vaccines mandated for children has ever been safety tested. In response, RFK Jr. took legal action, and after a year of delays, Fauci's lawyers conceded that RFK Jr. had been correct.
Vaccines will be taken off of the market only if they are unsafe. Vaccine makers will face liability for faulty products and will likely remove them on their own to avoid lawsuits, as they have been legally shielded til now. Any vaccines that remain on the market will be optional, not mandated.
Many countries that had followed our lead and added fluoride to their water supply have since removed it and made it illegal. Do you think there is something they know that our government doesn't? With fluoride in toothpaste and other dental products, it is unnecessary and dangerous to include it in our water.
These are known facts that have been obscured from us to avoid facing consequences for the poisoning of Americans. I hope you come to see the positive outcomes of these changes. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
When I was a kid, I remember: "A nickel a day will keep the Doctor away. That was before Medicare when physicians charged $2.00 for an office visit and $5. for a house call. (Yes, they used to do housecalls but that was before Medicare made doctors rich just as some us predicted when Ted Kennedy opted for Medicare as a compromise on abandoning the ongoing campaign for single payer health coverage.)
Should Trump's predilection for cost cutting prevail pursuant to the direction of the destructors he will place in charge and a vast part of our population can no longer afford modern health care, what happens to the hospitals, clinics. labs, etc., and the tens of millions currently employed in providing health care.
Will the MAGA new health care plan be: "Get sick, Die quick !"