Mama Mia! Are Massive Healthcare Cuts About to Spoil Our Mushroom Kingdom?!

It's a Me Mario... Reporting from the Front Lines!

Yahoo! It's a me Mario and I've a got some news that's a got me saying 'Oh spaghetti!' Seems like things are getting a little topsy turvy over at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services or as I like to call it 'The Place Where They Try to Keep Your Health From Going Down the Drain!' Apparently this Robert F. Kennedy Jr. guy is shaking things up and not in the fun Koopa stomping kind of way.

Womp! Womp! Job Cuts are a Real Bummer

I heard that they're cutting jobs left and right even from the minority health office! That's like taking away Luigi's Poltergust 3000 when he's trying to catch ghosts! How are we supposed to eliminate health disparities if we're a cutting the team that's doing it? 'Mama mia!' That's a not how we save the princess – or in this case the health of the people!

Dr. Oz Takes the Wheel? Hope He's Got a Super Star!

And get this they've a got Dr. Oz running the show now! The same Dr. Oz who was slinging miracle cures on TV? I hope he's got a Super Star because he's a gonna need it to navigate this mess. Maybe he can use a Super Mushroom to grow the healthcare system back to its original size! But seriously I hope he knows what he's doing because a lot of people are counting on him...and their health!

Office of Program Operations? More Like Office of Program...Uh Oh!

The Office of Program Operations & Local Engagement is also taking a hit! That's like cutting the vines that let me swing across those big gaps! They're the ones who make sure Medicare and Medicaid actually work. If they're cutting that who's gonna make sure everyone gets the care they need? It's a not good! We need more Super Mushrooms for everyone!

Measles and Bird Flu?! We Need a Fire Flower Stat!

To make matters worse there's a measles outbreaks and bird flu flying around! It's a like Bowser unleashed a whole army of Goombas and Koopa Troopas on us all at once! And the FDA is scaling back its bird flu testing because of staff cuts? 'Here we go!' – straight into disaster! Maybe we need to throw some fireballs at this bird flu situation. I'm a ready!

Don't Worry We Can Find A Star!

So what's a gonna happen? Are we doomed? Will we all be turned into stone by a rogue Koopa wizard? I don't know! But one thing's for sure we need to keep an eye on this. I'll be watching and you should too. Maybe we can all find a Super Star and make things a little brighter. 'Let's a go!' and try to make the best of this one jump at a time! Wahoo!