Barack Obama

And an excellent post about the NFL.

I knew they had surrendered under GOP pressure. I never realized how much they could benefit from Obamacare.

"Former players who played at least three NFL seasons receive five years of health insurance paid in full by the league once they retire. After that, however, they are on their own, forced to pay for health insurance out of pocket. Even for players at the top of the income ladder, that causes problems: their careers leave them with an array of injuries and ailments that often qualify as pre-existing conditions. More than half of the NFL’s players are hurt each year, according to injury reports, and the cumulative effects lead to lifelong problems. NFL players are four times more likely than the general population to suffer from neurogenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and ALS and five times more likely to develop arthritis, according to the Washington Post. One of every four will eventually need joint replacement surgery. They are also at greater risk of suffering from cardiovascular disease and other chronic illnesses. That often leaves players without access to insurance that covers knees, hips, backs, or other joints, former players told the Post."
http://thinkprogress.org/sports/2013/07/09/2269311/nfl-obamacare-players-benefit/



Shame on the NFL for abandoning their players by not sponsoring Obamacare.

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