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Trump administration admits a glaring error in its accusations about New York health care fraud (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] disorderly@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Oz claimed that New York’s Medicaid program last year provided some 5 million people with personal care services, which assist people in need with basic activities like bathing, grooming and meal preparation. That would add up to nearly three-fourths of the state’s 6.8 million Medicaid enrollees.

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But the real number of New Yorkers who used those services last year was about 450,000, or between 6% and 7% of total enrollees, CMS spokesman Chris Krepich told The Associated Press this week.

What the fuck. I normally attribute malice to powerful entities that should know better, but this is so god damned idiotic I am seriously questioning if it's actually gross incompetence.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

You're just now figuring out that Dr Oz is grossly incompetent‽

Do you think Trump ever appoints competent people‽ He picks people based on loyalty and how much they appear on TV!

[–] TheAsianDonKnots@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 months ago

Dr.Oz is a highly praised cardiothoracic surgeon. I wouldn’t say he’s grossly incompetent but he’s certainly not qualified for the job. Trump sees celebrity and success as qualifying attributes for his appointees, but this neglects all the people behind the scenes that support these talking heads. Paperwork, employees, press releases, social media… Oz didn’t do that shit. He shows up, stands on his mark and reads from a teleprompter.

Now, these chicklefucks are expected to create policy, stand in front of live media, and answer questions as world leaders!?

[–] disorderly@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

That's not true! Trump's handlers are very good at picking people who are competent at funneling money into their own investments!

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 1 points 4 months ago

Tbf, 500,000 and 5,000,000 are basically the same number. So easy to mix up /s

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 1 points 4 months ago

Oh please, it's not like you should expect any of them to math properly, they can barely read!