The Obama administration continued its promotional campaign for healthcare reform ahead of the launch of insurance exchanges via Twitter yesterday. After the above update was sent from the president’s account, #WhatObamacareMeansToMe became a trending topic, but it seemed to generate more spite than support.
#WhatObamaCareMeansToMe It means that I get to buy some woman I’m not sleeping with, birth control.
— BIG ED (@Falconeddie1) September 3, 2013
#WhatObamaCareMeansToMe Here is how you look after filling out all the forms: pic.twitter.com/NeNTh1cfUA
— John Gort (@JohnGort) September 2, 2013
#WhatObamaCareMeansToMe Turning your doctor’s office into the DMV one step at a time pic.twitter.com/wQF6hb5rek
— Andy Epsilantis (@TheAndyEps) September 2, 2013
Some supporters did come out to play (and sling some mud) too.
Little kids with pre-existing conditions can finally see a doctor. If you’re against that u need a heart transplant. #WhatObamaCareMeansToMe
— John (@linnyitssn) September 2, 2013
#WhatObamaCareMeansToMe, our nation is one step closer to making health care a human right and not a privilege.
— Ricky Y. Choi MD MPH (@rychoiMD) September 3, 2013
A Deep-dive Into Specialty Pharma
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
@JimDeMint No co-pays for well-woman visits, HPV tests, HIV screening, domestic violence counseling #WhatObamaCareMeansToMe
— M Puga (@mpuga2112) September 2, 2013
#WhatObamaCareMeansToMe Getting to stay on my parents’ insurance–in other words, getting to stay insured!
— Abby Brickler (@AbbyBrickler) September 3, 2013
Twitter is good for a lot of things, but a glance at this stream shows that having intelligent conversation about politics is not one of them.
#WhatObamaCareMeansToMe A bunch of tweets demonstrating how poorly educated our country is on politics, health care, and the legal process.
— Stephen Ronning (@Smartiewdw) September 3, 2013
This guy gets it, though.
#WhatObamaCareMeansToMe – Must eat more veggies.
— Seth (@ElSethero) September 3, 2013
