A not-so-wonderful confluence of two subjects of immense interest to us: the NFL and the not-so-new federal healthcare law.
We can't imagine anything more than some bland yet peppy PSA-type ads starring, perhaps, Peyton Manning, the most trusted man in America? but still....
Can we get a "C'mon Man!"?
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Monday she is in talks with the NFL to help promote new insurance options under ObamaCare.
Sebelius said the football league has been "very actively and enthusiastically engaged" in discussions about a partnership to encourage people to enroll in newly available insurance plans.
"We're having active discussions right now with a variety of sports affiliates" about both paid advertising and partnerships to encourage enrollment, Sebelius told reporters.
HHS is reportedly also in talks with the NBA to promote the law.
Partnerships with sports organizations are especially promising to HHS because the department hopes large numbers of young, healthy men will enroll in the law's new coverage options.
Recall it was Sebelus that, ahem, solicited donations from health insurance and tax preparation firms, some of the very firms her department regulates, in order to help with ObamaCare information awareness.
Wonder how those conversations between the two groups are going down? There's not the link between HHS and the NFL that there is in the situation described above but Congress always rattles its anti-trust saber from time to time and especially if they feel any particular professional sports league is getting out of line or not cooperating sufficiently with Congress. Hey, don't look at us that way. Sebelius has done nothing to dissuade us from any baseless suspicions.
Anyway, to Twitter we went to vent our dissatisfaction:
http://t.co/ucea8ksPrj Hey, @NFL @NBA don't be stoolies for a politician. #ObamaCare
— Dean R. Riehm (@deanriehm) June 24, 2013
http://t.co/ucea8ksPrj Hey, @NFL, one of the reasons I watch football is to escape this crap. Don't ruin my Sundays. #politics #ObamaCare
— Dean R. Riehm (@deanriehm) June 24, 2013
Though it is our beloved NFL, this situation has rankled us to the degree we're not above some cheap shots. Sue us.
http://t.co/ucea8ksPrj Entity that is being sued for essentially medical malpractice set to pimp #Obamacare. Fitting.
— Dean R. Riehm (@deanriehm) June 24, 2013
http://t.co/ucea8ksPrj Employer whose former employees' life expectancy is far below national average set to push #ObamaCare.
— Dean R. Riehm (@deanriehm) June 24, 2013
Anyway, and again, we expect nothing more than some cheerily bland 30 second spots but our reviling of ObamaCare and then to have it infringe on sacred turf might just have us turning the air blue on Sundays in just a few short months.
Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.
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Tax money spent on propaganda. Ahh, Free---Dumm
In case you didn't know,
the problem is that ObamaCare mandates that healthy young people sign up for insurance at high prices. They are needed to pay for sick people with pre-existing diseases (young or not) who cost the system so much money.
If the young adults ignore the law (because, for example, they don't have jobs), then ObamaCare won't have enough money to function. And there are too many young kids to prosecute, so we need an ad campaign to convince them to spend their money on health insurance.
We need an ad campaign to repeal this monstrosity.
I will stop watching the NFL.
I wonder if a drop in TV ratings might change their mind?
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