“Fox and Friends” host Tucker Carlson on Sunday brought on a Colorado resident whose health insurance plan was cancelled due to a glitch in the state’s insurance exchange, but his guest didn’t exactly bash Obamacare.
Steven Roussel was one of more than 3,600 Coloradoans whose health insurance plans were cancelled in January due to a design flaw in Connect for Health Colorado. Officials are working to fix the issue and reinstate the cancelled plans.
Roussel told Carlson that his premium went up and his tax deductible went down in 2015, prompting him to search for a more affordable plan. While he was on the insurance exchange looking at different plans and speaking to a Connect For Health representative, his plan was cancelled and he was signed up for a new plan.
After Roussel described his issue with the exchange, Carlson asked, “Were you happy or dissatisfied with your healthcare before Obamacare?”
“Well, I didn’t have any healthcare before the Affordable Healthcare Act went in,” Roussel responded. “And it was because of that, I was actually able to afford it. However, this year with the premiums jumping up, I have to make a little bit more of a tighter budget to figure out how to pay for the extra premiums that are coming my way.”
Carlson then clarified Roussel’s experience with the Colorado exchange.
“So, you were the guy they passed Obamacare for. You had your policy canceled, you were signed up for something you didn’t want, you had never heard of, never asked for,” Carlson said.
Roussel then said he has not yet received confirmation that his plan was reinstated.
“So, how has this made you feel about the whole Obamacare experiment?” Carlson asked.
“In this instance, it’s a little bit of a fail, but it’s not necessarily the president’s fault,” Roussel responded. “It’s more the CEO’s fault that knew about the glitch in the system and did nothing about it. And now, he’s backpedaling in order to figure out exactly how to fix it for the 3,700 Coloradoans that no longer have insurance.”
According to Colorado station KUSA, Colorado officials knew about the glitch in December.
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