LOS ANGELES (AP) — While bass-heavy music pounds, an actor impersonating President Barack Obama dances, mugs for the camera and raps about the health care overhaul, "So tell a friend or a random guy, I've got a game-changer right here that saves lives."

The online video, launched Thursday, is part of a national campaign that entwines Hollywood and social media to encourage Americans, especially young adults, to sign up for insurance coverage.

As enrollments lag around the U.S., Fran Drescher and Kal Penn are among the Hollywood faces being enlisted for the "Tell a Friend Get Covered" campaign, which will urge friends, family members and neighbors around the country to talk to each other about the health care law.

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