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
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.
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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