Today's apparently NOT satire

[Adam]

Colo. man signs up for his insurance, his dog gets covered instead

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The Colorado healthcare exchange has processed applications for thousands of people … and one dog.

Shane Smith, of Fort Collins, says his dog Baxter received a letter informing him that a health insurance account had been opened in his name through Connect for Health Colorado.

“I thought, ‘Wow, this is so awesome,’” Smith said with a laugh. “They have gone out of their way to insure my 14-year-old Yorkie.”

Smith had called Connect for Health Colorado to sign himself up for insurance because his old plan was cancelled due to Obamacare.

He’s not sure exactly how the confirmation letter went to his dog, but he says he thinks it’s because of a series of security questions a representative asked him over the phone.

“There was some kind of code or something, so I gave them my dog’s name,” Smith said. “They must have just put it in the wrong slot or something.”

After hearing about all the headaches with Obamacare nationally, Shane says this mistake doesn’t seem so bad.

“It was pretty funny. Typical Obamacare, that they would insure your dog by mistake,” Smith said.

[Gramps]

oh shit...

don't let carrot top know that she can sign up her pets in Colorado

[Gingersnap]

oh shit...

don't let carrot top know that she can sign up her pets in Colorado

Doc is hot for this but Scout and Daisy think it's a scam. The Border Collie who does our taxes has tried to explain that that Doc already has a fully funded Cadillac health insurance plan but you know how Collies are - always early adopters. This is why we took his investment account away.

Actually, we've been laughing over this story for a couple of days now. I wonder if the IRS knows just how little income dogs declare. Mine work under the table all the time!

[JB]

Doc already has a fully funded Cadillac health insurance plan

I hear that phrase a lot. Is that the plan you get when you declare bankruptcy. Rather, should declare.

[Gingersnap]

I hear that phrase a lot. Is that the plan you get when you declare bankruptcy. Rather, should declare.

No, it's the one where somebody else totally pays for a full-ride, regardless of cost: you pay nothing, you contribute nothing to your own health care expenses, there's no deductible, no copay, and no prescription cost to you.

The difference with Doc is that at any point in time I can boot him off the plan by giving him the needle.

Of course, Doc isn't Union.

[Michele]

Doc is hot for this but Scout and Daisy think it's a scam. The Border Collie who does our taxes has tried to explain that that Doc already has a fully funded Cadillac health insurance plan but you know how Collies are - always early adopters. This is why we took his investment account away.

Actually, we've been laughing over this story for a couple of days now. I wonder if the IRS knows just how little income dogs declare. Mine work under the table all the time!