We’d ask whose idea it was to rope in a band called Death Cab for Cutie to help sell Washington’s health insurance exchange, but we’re still reeling from Colorado’s latest blitz of “ho-surance” ads. Nevertheless, DCFC guitarist Chris Walla has jumped aboard Healthplanfinder’s bus to help spread the message of Obamacare, stopping this afternoon in Seattle and drawing what looked like Sanda Fluke-like crowds.
Chris Walla, Death Cab for Cutie @dcfc talks @UW about the importance of NOT leaving your health to Chance #deathcab pic.twitter.com/cTiBjMUYgg
— WA Healthplanfinder (@WAplanfinder) November 12, 2013
A Healthplanfinder spokesperson told Seattle Weekly that a musician like Walla will help the exchange reach the market of so-called “young invincibles” — “he’s exactly the kind of influencer we need.” Walla himself is a true believer in Obamacare, telling Seattle Weekly he and his wife have signed up for a bronze-level plan with Community Health Plan of Washington. They also appear in a Washington Healthplanfinder ad:
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@cakeandvikings hahaha amazing. Is that a wolverine?
— Duncan M (@Duncanjm703) November 12, 2013
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