{"id":10602,"date":"2013-07-10T00:45:36","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T07:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=10602"},"modified":"2013-07-10T00:45:36","modified_gmt":"2013-07-10T07:45:36","slug":"cover-oregon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2013\/07\/10\/cover-oregon\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Oregon"},"content":{"rendered":"

With all the dishonest Republican propaganda spewing from the pit about how bad, unfair and expensive the new insurance exchanges will be, I decided to do a little poking around at our local exchange to discover if it is as bad as Republicans are claiming.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"10Oregon\"<\/p>\n

While opponents of the Affordable Care Act are spending millions<\/a> on ads misleading Americans about the law, the federal government and some states are crafting innovative campaigns for encouraging the uninsured to enroll in the health care exchanges \u2014 new marketplaces that will offer comprehensive health care coverage without discriminating against applicants on the basis of gender or pre-existing condition. Enrollment is scheduled to begin in October.<\/p>\n

Oregon, which has long led the nation<\/a> in health care innovation, is one of 17 states (plus the District of Columbia) that is running its own exchange. Called \u201cCover Oregon<\/a>,\u201d the exchange has produced two slick videos that aim to convince young people that maintaing [sic] health insurance coverage and staying healthy is an Oregonian value. Watch one of the ads below and the other one here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

All exchanges face the task of enrolling enough healthy people to balance out the cost of covering sicker individuals \u2014 and Oregon is clearly hoping to get ahead of that challenge. The Washington Post\u2019s Sarah Kliff notes<\/a> that Cover Oregon is \u201cspending $2.9 million on outreach work between now and October, much of which will go toward airing television spots like this one. Of its paid media budget, 45 percent is earmarked for television and cable spots.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Inserted from <Think Progress<\/a>><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the video.<\/font><\/p>\n