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Clinton To Obama: Let Americans Keep Their Health Insurance

Jacqueline Jackson |
November 12, 2013 | 6:30 p.m. PST

Managing Editor

Bill Clinton & President Obama | Creative Commons
Bill Clinton & President Obama | Creative Commons
Former President Bill Clinton spoke with OZY.com on Tuesday and said he wants President Obama to uphold his promise to the American people by finding a way to help those who want to keep their health insurance.

Clinton's interview comes days after Obama apologized to Americans currently affected by changing healthcare plans. It was announced last week that millions of Americans received cancellation letters in the mail which caused Obama's campaign message to come under scrutiny. 

SEE ALSO: Obama Changes Obamacare Message After Cancellations

According to CNN Clinton said Tuesday, “I personally believe, even if it takes a change in the law, the president should honor the commitment the federal government made to those people and let them keep what they’ve got." he said while continuing to defend the Affordable Care Act.

Saying, “The big lesson is that we’re better off with this law than without it."

Although Clinton spoke highly of the law to date there has been low enrollment into the health care programs offered on Healthcare.gov. The low enrollment is currently attributed to the many website glitches that have prevented users from properly enrolling.

Before closing the interview Clinton reminded listeners that this isn't the first time there have been issues with the rollout of a President's program.

" It happened when President Bush put in the Medicare drug program for seniors, which was not as complicated, but had exactly the same problem with the roll out. It was a disaster. There were people that lost their prescriptions for their existing medicine. And they fixed it.”

No current date is set on when the Healthcare.gov website will be up and running.

For more information on Clinton's interview CNN here.

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