---
title: 'ACA Comic Strips: He''s Too Hip And He''s Covered (HealthCare.gov)'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/obama-aca-comic-hipster-healthcare-gov-2015/
description: A four-panel comic with a bearded cyclist in thick glasses, captioned 'He rides a tricycle in the road,' 'His beard catches everything,' 'Only eats food…
section: Collection
---

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# ACA Comic Strips: He's Too Hip And He's Covered (HealthCare.gov)

A four-panel comic with a bearded cyclist in thick glasses, captioned 'He rides a tricycle in the road,' 'His beard catches everything,' 'Only eats food that's "experimental"...' and 'But even he's not too hip for health care.' A centre panel reads 'JOIN HIM AT HealthCare.gov'. The message invites the viewer to enrol because someone even unlikely to has.

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
JOIN HIM AT HealthCare.gov

He rides a tricycle in the road,

His beard catches everything,

Only eats food that's “experimental”...

But even he's not too hip for health care.

Carolyn Belefski
CarolynBelefski.com
```

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