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iNcontroL in ESL healthcare PSA

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Karis Vas Ryaar
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States4396 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-02-11 22:23:24
February 11 2015 22:21 GMT
#1
found this via the verge. didnt find any threads about it.

here's the article. http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/11/8019255/e-sports-health-insurance-obamacare-twitch thought you guys might be interested. Ruukl and Clutch are also in it. srry if somethings spelled wrong all they gave me were there real names and twitter tags



For President Obama's ambitious health care overhaul to work, lots of young people need to sign up for coverage. Reaching those teens can be tricky, but the administration knows what's hip to the youth. Today the White House unveiled a new awareness campaign aimed at the growing audience for professional video gaming, or e-sports. The pitch is being supported by big industry names like ESL and Twitch and features a YouTube video with well-known competitors discussing their own struggles to find health insurance and deal with the devastating injuries joystick jockeys and their fans can suffer.

Anna Prosser-Robinson tells the tale of her husband, Geoff Robinson, better known on the e-sports circuit as iNcontroL. Two years he awoke with unbearable pain in his legs. At the hospital the couple learned it was a blood clot, which, if left untreated, could lead to a severe stroke or even death. Luckily the clot was spotted in time, but recovery required medication and months of medical visits. "A huge shift for him, as he’s not a doctor person in general," Prosser wrote of the incident.



also lets not turn this into a political debate if we can thnx and enjoy
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Circumstance
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States11403 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-02-11 22:25:35
February 11 2015 22:22 GMT
#2
The ESL being used for this kind of work is AWESOME. It represents the widening recognition and acceptance of esports - at least in the United States.

EDIT: I had no idea that had happened to Geoff. It's frieghtening, and it explains a fair amount.
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SixStrings
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
Germany2046 Posts
February 11 2015 22:32 GMT
#3
Wait, you have to sign up for Obamacare? Then why are people complaining about it, if it's really opt-in?
Karis Vas Ryaar
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States4396 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-02-11 22:37:14
February 11 2015 22:33 GMT
#4
On February 12 2015 07:32 SixStrings wrote:
Wait, you have to sign up for Obamacare? Then why are people complaining about it, if it's really opt-in?


if you don't sing up for it you have to pay a tax/penalty(people have called it both).
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Deathstar
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
9150 Posts
February 11 2015 22:35 GMT
#5
lmao


first their garbage hipster ad and now this. yeah ok
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Detri
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United Kingdom683 Posts
February 11 2015 22:38 GMT
#6
Damn, I love the NHS in the UK.

Cool video, hope it actually inspires some people to sign up
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TumNarDok
Profile Joined December 2011
Germany854 Posts
February 11 2015 23:28 GMT
#7
Original article here:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/02/11/esports-athletes-want-you-get-covered

Thaks Obama. For once.
Xenotolerance
Profile Joined November 2012
United States464 Posts
February 11 2015 23:46 GMT
#8
18-24 voter participation will increase by 0.02% in 2016 because of this

incontrol saving democracy, you heard it here first
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Sub40APM
Profile Joined August 2010
6336 Posts
February 11 2015 23:55 GMT
#9
Incontroll had a blood clot?! Poor guy.
KtJ
Profile Joined October 2014
United States3514 Posts
February 12 2015 00:01 GMT
#10
Well that was... Unexpected.
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LongShot27
Profile Joined May 2013
United States2084 Posts
February 12 2015 00:09 GMT
#11
On February 12 2015 07:32 SixStrings wrote:
Wait, you have to sign up for Obamacare? Then why are people complaining about it, if it's really opt-in?


Its not Opt-in. It's more "Do this or you have to give us money for nothing"
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shid0x
Profile Joined July 2012
Korea (South)5014 Posts
February 12 2015 00:16 GMT
#12
On February 12 2015 09:09 LongShot27 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 12 2015 07:32 SixStrings wrote:
Wait, you have to sign up for Obamacare? Then why are people complaining about it, if it's really opt-in?


Its not Opt-in. It's more "Do this or you have to give us money for nothing"


The freedom choice
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tshi
Profile Joined September 2012
United States2495 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-02-12 00:41:18
February 12 2015 00:41 GMT
#13
FFFFFFF I have to do it this weekend. ><

Thanks for the reminder, lol (ididntexpectitocomefromhere).
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jinorazi
Profile Joined October 2004
Korea (South)4948 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-02-12 01:10:59
February 12 2015 01:07 GMT
#14
It's forced insurance like car insurance, you also select the usual healthcare providers like before ovamacare. I thought it gets evened out with tax but it's not, I get $20 discount per month on a $200 per month with kaiser, 2nd cheapest I could find.

To be fair it's beneficial for families. Individuals make no difference In cost.
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TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10668 Posts
February 12 2015 01:49 GMT
#15
Good news ( I think ? )

When I mis-read the title I thought iNcontroL was in the hospital or something, got worried for a sec.

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Motlu
Profile Joined August 2014
Australia884 Posts
February 12 2015 02:51 GMT
#16
On February 12 2015 07:22 Circumstance wrote:
The ESL being used for this kind of work is AWESOME. It represents the widening recognition and acceptance of esports - at least in the United States.

EDIT: I had no idea that had happened to Geoff. It's frieghtening, and it explains a fair amount.


Its when things like this happen that I marvel at how far eSports has come.
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