New Bilingual Ads Feature OB/GYN Warning Of Reduced Health Access If Prop 46 Passes
LA-born physician is daughter of Mexican immigrant parents & first female Chief of Staff of Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the No on 46 campaign announced it has launched two new 30-second TV ads in both Spanish and English featuring Sandra Mendez, MD, the Los Angeles-born daughter of Mexican immigrant parents, now a respected obstetrician/gynecologist serving Medi-Cal patients in Sacramento County who once served as the first female Chief of Staff of Methodist Hospital in Sacramento.
English Text and audio as follows:
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AUDIO |
| Dr. Sandra Mendez OB/GYN, 25 years practicing |
Dr. Mendez: I'm Dr. Sandra Mendez. |
| That moment when a mother first sees her baby is why I love my job. |
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| Half my patients are on MediCal, and these families are struggling. |
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| If Proposition 46 passes, patients like mine will lose access to care. |
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| Trial Lawyers |
The trial lawyers designed Prop 46 for themselves, not to protect patients. |
| Prop 46 |
Experts agree: Prop 46 will increase health care costs. |
| NO ON 46.com |
Prop 46 is a serious risk to my patients -- and California – that's why I'm voting no. |
Spanish Text and audio as follows:
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AUDIO |
| DRA. SANDRA MENDEZ ginecóloga y obstetra, durante 25 años en California |
Dra. Mendez: Soy la doctora Sandra Mendez.
I'm Dr. Sandra Mendez. |
| Mitad de mis pacientes tienen el MediCal... diariamente viven con lo mínimo.
Half of my patients are on MediCal….every day, they're living on the edge. |
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| LA PROPOSICIÓN 46 subirá los costos, $1000 al año para una familia de cuatro. |
Si pasa la Proposición 46, pacientes como las mías perderán el acceso al cuidado de salud, porque subirán los costos.
If Prop 46 passes, patients like mine will lose Access to healthcare, because costs will go up. |
| LA PROPOSICIÓN 46 Los abogados litigantes diseñaron la Prop 46 para ganarse millones |
Los abogados litigantes diseñaron la Proposición 46 para ganarse millones, y no para proteger a los pacientes.
The trial lawyers designed Prop 46 to make themselves millions, not to protect patients. |
| NoOn46.com PAGADO POR NO ON 46 - PATIENTS, PROVIDERS AND HEALTHCARE INSURERS TO CONTAIN HEALTH COSTS, FINANCIADO EN SU MAYORIA POR COOPERATIVE OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS IE COMMITTEE Y THE DOCTORS COMPANY. |
La proposición 46 es un riesgo serio para mis pacientes – y California. Es por eso que votaré no.
Prop 46 is a serious risk to my patients—and California. That's why I'm voting no. |
Proposition 46 is so flawed and fiscally-reckless that it is now opposed by EVERY major newspaper in California that has taken a position.
To set up an interview with Dr. Mendez, go to: [email protected].
To view the ad, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBLXozOIVSU (English) or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nEo81Lnnpc (Spanish).
To learn more, visit www.NoOn46.com.
To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-bilingual-ads-feature-obgyn-warning-of-reduced-health-access-if-prop-46-passes-444365559.html
SOURCE No On 46 Campaign
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