On the evening of Sept. 27, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video of himself promoting miracle "med bed" hospitals. That video, which has since been deleted, was framed as a Fox News story on "the launch of America's first med bed hospitals and a national med bed card for every citizen." The card would give citizens "guaranteed access" to the supposed hospitals, which would be "designed to restore every citizen to full health and strength," according to the AI-generated version of Trump in the video.
For the past few years, Snopes readers have occasionally sent us questions about med beds, wondering whether they were real or worked as advertised. Snopes received many more questions about med beds following Trump's post.
The health care system and card referenced in the video Trump posted were not real. There have been no White House announcements about med beds, and there were no Fox News reports about such a technology.
It appears the video originated from social media accounts other than Trump's, as Snopes was able to find a version of the video posted on
What are med beds?
What exactly a med bed is supposed to be is a little fuzzy. That's because med beds, at least as a technology "designed to restore every citizen to full health and strength," aren't real.
"Depending on who you speak to, the technology is available right now, barring a few warnings from regulatory agencies… or the real deal is actually just around the corner," Jonathan Jarry, a Canadian science communicator at the McGill University Office for Science and Society, wrote in August 2025. However, no one has an actual photo of a med bed because they don't exist, he wrote.
Exactly how they work isn't consistent either, but generally, med beds are described as a futuristic technology based on some kind of pseudoscientific jargon, like quantum technology or terahertz light waves, Jarry wrote. Regardless of exactly what technology they supposedly rely on, med beds are supposed to be a cure-all and can even improve the health and well-being of people who aren't sick.
A 2022 BBC article described them similarly:
'Real' med beds
Several companies sell "med bed" products or services today, the one most widely reported on being Tesla Biohealing, which is unrelated to the electric car company.
Although the product page for Tesla Biohealing's med bed says it creates an environment "where aging slows, recovery accelerates, and vitality thrives," a disclaimer page on the company's website notes its products "are not intended to diagnose, treat, mitigate, or cure any diseases."
"No claims are made that Tesla BioHealing products or services are diagnostic of the presence or absence of any medical conditions, nor are any claims made that Tesla BioHealing products are a cure or treatment for any medical condition or disease," the disclaimer reads.
Tesla Biohealing hasn't always been so insistent that its products weren't intended to cure or treat any medical condition or disease. In August 2023, the FDA sent Tesla Biohealing a warning letter regarding numerous regulatory violations. Among those violations were advertised intended uses that differed from the legally allowed uses of the product as registered with the FDA, including the treatment of terminal cancers, traumatic brain injury and dementia. A search for mention of "terminal cancers" on Tesla Biohealing's website showed the company removed mention of the phrase from the site.
Videos shared by some people who have bought Tesla Biohealing's products showed that the consumers found cement inside the can.
Other med bed retailers included similar disclaimers on their websites. For example, a disclaimer at the bottom of the Atlanta Hyperbaric Center website warned its products were cleared by the FDA for acute mountain sickness only, and that the company did not claim its med beds were intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. But a note on Atlanta Hyperbaric Center's FAQ page also told prospective consumers that it can still be used to treat other conditions or diseases, even if the product, which it also calls HBOT, wasn't intended to do so.
"HBOT is not FDA-approved for treatment of conditions like autism, multiple sclerosis, spinal injury, depression, Alzheimer's or stroke," Atlanta Hyperbaric Center wrote. "However, the absence of an FDA-endorsement does not mean HBOT cannot produce a beneficial outcome for individuals living with these conditions."
Med bed cards
If someone were to search for "medbed cards" based on the video posted by Trump, which claimed the cards would give all citizens "guaranteed access" to med bed hospitals,
There are three things a buyer receives with their $447 med bed card: exclusive information about terahertz technology, up to 70% discounts on all of the company's products as a member (Snopes could not find evidence the company was selling any other products) and personalized offers delivered directly to the buyer's email.
"The MedBed Card has no other function or meaning beyond the benefits listed above," the website said.