Brother, Can You Spare a Few Billion More?

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Brother, Can You Spare a Few Billion More?

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Those poor, beleaguered health insurance honchos would be totally out to sea without the help of Hollywood’s best and brightest—Jon Hamm, Will Ferrell and Olivia Wilde among them—to launch a dinghy of hope their way in the form of this timely PSA. Down with the public option! (Hint: This just might be satirical.) —KA

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Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell

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