Following the shrinking of Medicaid by President Donald Trump and the GOP’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill,” Mehmet Oz, heart surgeon turned TV doctor turned Administrator of the Centers for ...

Don’t eat carrot cake. Eat real food.” Now, I bake a lot of cakes. And carrot is my husband’s favorite. So, I can tell you that carrot cake is actually chock-full of so-called “real” food.

Dr. Mehmet Oz said that Americans will continue to receive Medicaid and Medicare as long as they live up to their “god given potential,” and stay away from the carrot cake.

So, shame on Dr. Oz for suggesting that Medicaid and Medicare recipients should avoid even the most meager of indulgences. Because we all deserve to have our cake and eat it, too.