AARP, AMA launch joint ad campaign touting health bill

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http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/69151-aarp-ama-launch-joint-ad-campaign-touting-health-bills-medicare-provisons

Two days after health reform cleared its first major hurdle in the Senate, two groups launched a joint television ad campaign.

The AARP and American Medical Association (AMA) are undertaking the effort to promote the legislation’s effect on Medicare.

"AARP is fighting to protect and improve the sacred promise of Medicare made to the millions of older Americans who depend upon it,” said AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond. "Now special interests are using myths and misinformation to distort the truth and wrongly suggesting that Medicare will be harmed. After a lifetime of hard work, don't seniors deserve better?”

The new ad features a physician and a "spin doctor” sharing their perspective on health reform, with the physician correcting “misinformation” about health reform.

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"Together, AMA and AARP are working to put the scare tactics to bed once and for all and inform patients about the benefits of health reform,” said AMA President Dr. J. James Rohack in a release.

[ChicagoSuz219]

1. Good for them! nt

[babylonsister]

2. Rec'd. Suck on it, GOP! nt

[DCKit]

3. If they're fer it, I'm agin' it.

I have a very strong suspicion that both AARP and the AMA represent industry interests and not those of seniors or health care professionals.

[babylonsister]

4. Nope The GOP is/was targeting AARP for supporting the plan...

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/10/is-aarp-the-gops-new-acorn.php