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Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready Voices Support for Affordable Care Act

Rick Diamond, Getty Images With the presidential election just over two weeks away,  Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready has teamed up with filmmaker Jesse Dylan in a video encouraging people to vote only for Congressional candidates that support the Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare (watch below). In the video, McCready voices his support for the Affordable Care Act because of his personal experience in dealing with pre-existing conditions. McCready suffers from Crohn’s Disease. “Before the Affordable Care Act, people with conditions like mine could be denied coverage. I know. I was denied twice, even being a member of a famous rock band,” said McCready. “The people who don’t have those kind of resources, they are stuck, they have no choices. But now, we can’t be denied insurance because of something we can’t change—our illnesses. We have choices, we can be insured, and we can focus on having a life.” The two also have issued a joint statement about the issue. Part of the letter explains why they support the Affordable Care Act: “The insurance industry’s structure left 129 million Americans – including 17 million children – at risk of being denied health insurance because they have a pre-existing medical condition. Millions of Americans tried to buy health care, but were turned away or charged more because they were sick (or had been sick), and therefore didn’t look like a good risk. Millions more Americans were unable to afford insurance, or exceeded their lifetime treatment caps, or experienced other difficulties that left them uninsured and without access to affordable health care when they needed it most. Business isn’t a bad thing. But the business of health insurance hasn’t been a good thing in America. Not for anyone with a chronic illness, or with a spouse who got sick and lost their job, or for a gravely ill child and his or her parents. President Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) recognized these shortcomings and rectified them. ObamaCare does for health care what business could not or would not; it prohibits discrimination against those of us with pre-existing conditions. It ensures everyone, regardless of their employment status or health care situation, access to quality insurance and medical care. Everyone. Period.” McCready has started a petition on SignOn.org where people can join him to pledge their vote for candidates that support the Affordable Care Act. Watch Mike McCready in the Video ‘Life Is a Pre-Existing Condition’

‘Pearl Jam Twenty’ Repackaged As Three-Disc Deluxe Edition

Columbia ‘ Pearl Jam Twenty’ was the centerpiece of the band’s 2011 activities, and one year later fans will now get to enjoy the film and music experience in one major three-disc deluxe edition package. Due to overwhelming demand from fans, the initial deluxe edition box set has been reissued with new packaging in a new three-disc collection. Many of the original bonus items remain. The first disc is the film itself, plus a bevy of bonus features. Included are Mike McCready writing ‘Faithfull,’ Jeff Ament hanging out in Montana, Stone Gossard leading viewers on a Seattle driving tour, Boom Gaspar joining the band, Eddie Vedder providing a house tour, Matt Cameron writing ‘The Fixer’ and the songs ‘No Anything’ and ‘Come Back.’ Disc Two is ‘The Kids Are Twenty’ full concert performance. Bonus features include the ‘Even Flow’ fan tackle, the Del Mar ‘Porch’ and Shadow. Disc Three is titled ‘The Fans Are Alright,’ and comes with the bonus features ‘Fans on the Band (Ten Club),’ Fandom – A Statistical Analysis, the song ‘Hard to Imagine,’ footage from South America 2005, and the last show of the ‘Ten’ tour from Hawaii. According to Pearl Jam’s website , the more streamlined package contains a 20-page booklet inside the Pizzoli cover. The price for the DVD set is $29.99, with the Blu-Ray going for $39.99. Pre-orders for the DVD deluxe edition are being taken here , while the Blu-Ray package is available here . Both sets will arrive in stores Nov. 13. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/pearl-jam-hit-halfway-mark-on-next-album/” title=”Next: Pearl Jam Discuss Next Album Progress” align=”center”]