Man gets coverage for dog on Obamacare website, but not himself

FT. COLLINS, CO

Shane Smith's insurance policy was cancelled because of the new Obamacare rules, so he went to the Colorado health exchange to find a new plan.

He set up the plan over the phone and somehow his dog's name was entered instead of his own.

"There's been a lot of headaches that's come from all of this, all the phone calls, all the nonsense," said Smith. "They ended up giving me good coverage, I think, but who knows if they're going to take it away. As long as Baxter's covered, that's all the counts."

Smith says he used his dog's name for a security question and that may have led to the confusion. He called back and had it fixed...he thinks.

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