The cartoon adapts the Gadsden flag by replacing the snake's typical staff with a medical caduceus split into Medi and Caid wings. A red cap tops the snake, which coils around a blue-and-yellow pole on green grass. Large text at the bottom declares Don't Cover Me. The image responds to ongoing discussions about Medicaid reductions and their effects on rural hospitals and healthcare access. The visual ties the liberty symbol to coverage concerns under proposed legislation.
The cartoon shows a sword labeled Big Beautiful Bill piercing the word Medicaid while a Trump voter on a table hears from a nurse that coverage has ended. It responds to 2025 legislation advancing through Congress that targets Medicaid funding and safety net programs. The image highlights how Republican supporters may be affected by the changes.
A political cartoon from May 25, 2025, depicts a Republican elephant figure as a doctor administering a massive syringe labeled Medicaid cuts into a man marked poor and sick. The elephant holds a clipboard titled GOP Beautiful Bill. Speech text notes possible pain at the injection site. The image criticizes proposed funding reductions under GOP leadership including Mike Johnson and ties to Trump-era policies affecting healthcare access for vulnerable populations.
The cartoon depicts two Democratic donkeys in a hospital nursery reacting to swaddled infants in bins. One peers through a window with hearts floating above its head and comments on their adorability. The other, dressed as a nurse, stands beside the bins holding a clipboard. The scene directly addresses ongoing debates over birthright citizenship and anchor babies linked to illegal immigration as of May 2025.
The cartoon depicts a figure resembling Elon Musk in a lab coat pushing a gurney labeled Social Security Administration into a large machine marked DOGE Incineration Therapy. A chainsaw branded Elon Musk rests on the floor. Posters promote early detection of waste and frame corruption as a cancer requiring aggressive treatment. The caption reads Trust Me This Is Way More Efficient Than A Chainsaw. The scene references the Department of Government Efficiency efforts active in early 2025 to reduce federal spending and address perceived fraud in entitlement programs.
The cartoon depicts Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with a wide-eyed worm emerging from his ear, reacting in shock to his confirmation as HHS secretary. The speech bubble reads 'HE GOT CONFIRMED TOO?!?!' The February 2025 image references the recent Senate confirmation and Kennedy's publicized history with a brain parasite. Wexler uses the visual to highlight public and internal surprise at the appointment to lead federal health agencies.
The June 2020 cartoon shows a doctor-like figure presenting tongue-in-cheek medical claims that avoiding tests would end disease. The text argues sickness stems from diagnostic procedures themselves and labels hypochondria a fatal condition. A follow-up teaser claims social distancing causes herpes. The piece responds to debates over expanded coronavirus testing during the early pandemic months.
