Kathleen Sebelius: "Healthcare.gov is Now on FACEBOOK"

[AllenChicago]

Kathleen Sebelius (Health and Human Services) announced today that Healthcare.gov now has a FACEBOOK presence.

Insurance News - HHS Announces the Launch of HealthCare.gov on Facebook

I've seen my wife and kids use Facebook, but I've never bothered because they seem to be mildly addicted to it. Isn't it nothing more than a chat-room, or a bulletin board with photos?

What good would it do to have thousands of people logging in to a Healhcare.gov Facebook forum to babble about Obamacare? I'm sure most folks would go there to complain about one thing or another.

Do many of you have Facebook accounts?

-Allen

 

[dgoldenz]

Apparently they would prefer you not to spread lies and misinformation or partisan political statements. Only the White House is allowed to do that. Comment policy:

This Facebook Page was created as an informational resource for updates from HealthCare.gov.

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[CHUMPS FROM OXFORD]

A lot of comments on the page...Not all are positive.

 

[2112Greg]

I guess it was just a matter of time. Funny, now that health insurance is hip, I'm stopping selling it!

 

[dgoldenz]

A lot of comments on the page...Not all are positive.

Let's see if they are there tomorrow.

 

[2112Greg]

I haven't checked the page yet, but I'm sure that this bunch of liars and thieves (they are ALL liars and thieves, by the way, regardless whether they are D's or R's) is surely planting good comments all over the place. This whole thing is in desperate need of some decent PR, you can bet they will be posting fake positives all day long.

 

[jeffaiz]

I am sure they would know that they will be receiving negative comments but they would have still created a facebook account for marketing purposes.... after all an account on facebook is a must these days!

 

[Crabcake Johnny]

2,364. Quite the following.

 

[STIBROKER]

2,364. Quite the following.

hawk is at 20,000 plus after about 6 months....
Tony Hawk | Facebook

 

[GreenSky]

I guess it was just a matter of time. Funny, now that health insurance is hip, I'm stopping selling it!

Not only did I grow a moustache before it was popular for non-gays, but I was selling healthcare before it became mainstream.

Rick