Lily Tomlin Video: As Ernestine says, “Our prescription for it: Don’t get sick!”

Speaking for Controlled Healthcare Insurance Corp., the incomparable Ernestine tells a patient, “Life itself is a pre-existing condition. Our prescription for it: Don’t get sick!” That’s the only way to stay ahead of the insurance companies whose only concern is profits. As Ernestine says, “It takes big bucks to run an insurance company, medical care is the least of it.”

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