Health "Insurance Jive": Do you speak insurance?

Based on the true story of Patsy Bates, this TV ad is for anyone who has had their health insurance denied, dropped or delayed.

On the eve of a national day of protest against health insurance corporations (June 18, 2008), Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo joins a number of patients outside an insurance industry convention in San Francisco, to unveil a new television advertising campaign targeting the insurers and their denial of care.

The ad launches Thursday, June 19, as thousands of people pour into the streets of San Francisco outside the insurance convention, and in 19 other cities across the country, to protest the insurers and to advocate for guaranteed healthcare, such as HR 676 and SB 840, the federal and state bills for an improved and expanded "Medicare for All."

To report your complaint, go to: http://www.protectingtheinsured.org/

Ad created and funded by:
California Nurses Association PAC
http://www.calnurses.org
Courage Campaign
http://www.couragecampaign.org

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• courage
• campaign
• health
• insurance
• TV
• ad
• commercial
• political
• California
• Nurses
• Association
• Beth
• Broderick
• jive

[Vampyrkat]

Hey wait a second.... The Americans are a great people, they love their country and their freedom. Too bad their country does very little for them, in comparison with other super power countries. What exactly do American's brag about? Freedom? Free to die? Psssh not even in America do we have that right.

Just in case i cause any patriots to fire back at me, I too am American and I say we are arrogant, blind and stupid. Healthcare shouldn't be a luxury.

[NotSoOldHippy]

"This fowl racken' me to the bone. Tight me!"

LOL! God damned fucking corporate criminals, every one of them Republican piles of treasonous shit.

[TonikHealthInsurance]

interesting videos. thanks for sharing information

[psychosolodiver]

Get the government, lawyers and lobbyists out of healthcare, and it would become much cheaper. Universal care is a form of Communism.

[SweetLittleSong]

I agree somewhat...but if you look at other countries where women have no rights, genocides are going on, and children die of starvation every day, then I think America is great place to live. If you do not have pride in your country, then how can you help to fix it?

[deuxstepper]

What he's really trying to say is he wants Aetna's CEO to continue to rake in $11,538/hr (based on 2008 compensation) while denying coverage to the average American working stiff. Great system, no?

[gnormb]

Wow, a "retroactive and perpetual recision of all benefits..." would be hilarious if it weren't so scary and real...

[exbronco1980]

most americans like it this way

[mfranck1]

No, to be a member of certain health insurers, it is mandated that you WAIVE THE RIGHT to the judicial process. (aka Kaiser Permanente) People are so DESPERATE for health care that often they have no choice (well... I guess they COULD choose to die early) but to sign such asinine agreements. This should be ILLEGAL. It's blackmail in my opinion. And I am still shocked the the US government allows such a criminal waiving of rights. Shame Shame Shame!

[Dpaladinx]

See, this is what happens when you vote Republican, and if you go to Canada or Japan, they don't face anything like this, because they are covered by the government. That's why I trying to call for universal health care. Even if you are covered, the insurance companies have a lot of power. In other words, they have the right to terminate your coverage and it's legal. This is what I mean by being denied health care. Health insurance companies care about money, not the patients and the sick.