Abby Goodnough of The New York Times
is reporting as the California state government is setting up its
ObamaCare exchange, the exchange has hired a PR firm (with federal
government money).
"Realizing that much of the battle will be in the public relations
realm, the exchange has poured significant resources into a detailed
marketing plan — developed not by state health bureaucrats but by the
global marketing powerhouse Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, which has
an initial $900,000 contract with the exchange," she wrote. Ogilvy's
plan is to tap major network TV shows like "Grey's Anatomy" and "Modern
Family" to sell Americans on the health care law:
Hollywood, an industry whose major players have been supportive of
President Obama and his agenda, will be tapped. Plans are being
discussed to pitch a reality television show about “the trials and
tribulations of families living without medical coverage,” according to
the Ogilvy plan. The exchange will also seek to have prime-time
television shows, like “Modern Family,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and Univision
telenovelas, weave the health care law into their plots. (Continues)
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