Hall of Fame Basketball player, Entrepreneur and Activist Ervin "Magic" Johnson urges young americans to #GetCovered with the Affordable Care Act. Go to http://HealthCare.Gov and find the plan that best fits you.
Basketball legend Magic Johnson has been living with HIV for the past 22 years. "If it wasn't for the quality healthcare that I had," he says, "I'd probably be dead." Johnson is lending his support to the White House's drive to urge young Americans to get health insurance cover under the Affordable Care Act. Credit: White House.
Celebrities have been unofficially endorsing the Affordable Care Act since it launched on Oct. 1. Amy Poehler, Pharrell Williams, Kate Bosworth, Michael Cera, and Rosario Dawson were among the many who took to social media to promote the hashtag #GetCovered.
But now the White House has directly produced its own endorsement ad, and its spokesman is Basketball Hall of Fame member and HIV survivor Earvin "Magic" Johnson. It is promoting the video on the WhiteHouse.gov homepage and its YouTube page.
In the ad, Johnson specifically addresses young people and athletes, and tells them to "Make sure you get Obamacare."
He proclaims that early detection of diseases can save lives, which is what gave him the chance to live a healthy life being HIV-positive for the past 22 years (though, of course, Johnson's wealth grants him access to the most advanced and expensive health care).
Here's the video, which premiered on Wednesday:
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/magic-johnson-endorses-obamacare-2014-1#ixzz2qWmb3rMb
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