From: David Simas, The White House

Hello, everyone —

The Affordable Care Act. Health Reform. Obamacare. Whatever you’d like to call it, it’s going mean something very tangible for millions more Americans in just four days.

Starting October 1 — that’s next Tuesday — Americans who need or want health insurance will be able to be able to go to healthcare.gov. They’ll be able to compare plans based on their needs, and they’ll be able to sign up for quality, affordable health coverage.

There are folks out there with questions about what this law means for them. It’s on all of us to make sure those questions are answered. That’s the only way this is going to work.

Our team has put together a great video that unpacks the law, piece by piece, in an incredibly simple way. It explains exactly what October 1 is going to mean for those millions of folks who need coverage.

Take a look, but don’t let it stop with you. We all know at least one person who either doesn’t have insurance, or wants to know more about the law. Forward this on to other folks who you know need to see it.

You’ve probably heard about the 3.1 million young adults who have gained coverage through their parents’ plans, the 6.3 million seniors who are paying less for prescription drugs, and the more than 100 million Americans who have gotten free preventative care like mammograms and cancer screenings.

Right now, the best thing we can do is make sure that, ahead of October 1, we don’t let valuable information like this die in our inboxes. So don’t let it happen. Start talking to your friends, your coworkers, your family members. Answer their questions. Make sure they know how to get covered, and then ask them to help others get covered.

That starts with sharing this video, right now, with the folks you know need to see it:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/share/what-obamacare-means-you

http://links.whitehouse.gov/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMwOTI3LjIzNDg2NzQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMDkyNy4yMzQ4Njc0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTI4MjU3JmVtYWlsaWQ9b2N0aW1vdG9yQGphbHVvLmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9b2N0aW1vdG9yQGphbHVvLmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&101&&&http://www.whitehouse.gov/share/what-obamacare-means-you?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=email241-text2&utm_campaign=healthcare

Let’s get to it.

Thanks,

David

David Simas
Deputy Senior Advisor
The White House
@Simas44