The Obama Administration is having a tough time getting young people to sign up for the Affordable Care Act. Jimmy says “They expect young people to buy insurance the same time the Playstation 4 came out?” This could be a stumbling block, as could the sweet extended coverage on your parent’s plan until age 26. Another glitch is the immortality felt by the very young, paired with a disinterest in planning beyond the weekend…So let’s assume you’re 27 years old. Surely by now you realize that bones break and STD’s and pregnancies require medical treatment? There is a big wide wonderful world of bugs, illness and wild adventures gone wrong – just waiting for you! Get insurance, or you’ll have to see something you’ll never un-see. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Jimmy Kimmel has reason to believe that this ‘new campaign ad’ for Obamacare may do just the opposite. You see, the success or failure of the plan to get young, healthy people to sign up – lies with a fictional couple, let me introduce you to Alex and Martha. While Republicans want to ban birth control drugs from their insurance formularies, Alex and Martha have lots of expensive drugs! Better yet, they have the leisure time to use them. Heck, they can stay in bed all day long, and you won’t hear Republicans complaining that the insurance coverage includes Cialis and penis pumps. Nope, not one word from Rush Limbaugh on that one! So, if you want in on this sweet deal, sign up before March 23, after your eyes stop burning from watching the last few scenes of this video, of course. If you don’t sign up now – the next one will be more graphic. I promise you.