Extra’s Jerry Penacoli Tells Obama ‘You Saved My Life’ with ObamaCare

PENACOLI So good to ░░░░░░░░ you Obama Great to ░░░░░░░░ you Jerry PENACOLI Thank ░░░░░░░░ for inviting us I ░░░░░░░░ this is rare to ░░░░░░░░ an interview sitting down ░░░░░░░░ you here in the ░░░░░░░░ Garden It doesn t ░░░░░░░░ very often So thank ░░░░░░░░ Obama It is my ░░░░░░░░ PENACOLI And I also ░░░░░░░░ to say thank you ░░░░░░░░ you pretty much saved ░░░░░░░░ finances and my life ░░░░░░░░ Jerry I know the ░░░░░░░░ of you battling courageously ░░░░░░░░ an illness and then ░░░░░░░░ lifetime limits potentially in ░░░░░░░░ One of the goals ░░░░░░░░ the Affordable Care Act ░░░░░░░░ not just to help ░░░░░░░░ get insurance who didn ░░░░░░░░ have it it was ░░░░░░░░ give better protections for ░░░░░░░░ who already had insurance ░░░░░░░░ And I think a ░░░░░░░░ of people don t ░░░░░░░░ that Isn t there ░░░░░░░░ surrounding that Obama There ░░░░░░░░ Look and then you ░░░░░░░░ a perfect example of ░░░░░░░░ who could be caught ░░░░░░░░ debilitating bills or alternatively ░░░░░░░░ being able to get ░░░░░░░░ care you needed So ░░░░░░░░ lot of the protections ░░░░░░░░ made existing insurance better ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ main message that I ░░░░░░░░ for viewers though is ░░░░░░░░ despite you know the ░░░░░░░░ rollout having problems despite ░░░░░░░░ the politics and noise ░░░░░░░░ it what s happened ░░░░░░░░ is millions people have ░░░░░░░░ insurance who didn t ░░░░░░░░ it before People who ░░░░░░░░ have health insurance before ░░░░░░░░ you Jerry are much ░░░░░░░░ secure in the insurance ░░░░░░░░ they ve got it ░░░░░░░░ costing less than anybody ░░░░░░░░ It s working well ░░░░░░░░ we just have to ░░░░░░░░ on making the effort ░░░░░░░░ make sure that in ░░░░░░░░ great country of ours ░░░░░░░░ you get sick it ░░░░░░░░ t be that you ░░░░░░░░ at risk of bankruptcy.”