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Bill Clinton today challenged President Barack Obama to live up to a broken promise at the heart of his signature healthcare law.

The popular former Democrat president joined a growing chorus of critics from both parties taking aim at the White House over the botched roll out of its health reforms, known as Obamacare.

Mr Clinton called on his Democrat successor to "honour the commitment" he had made that the new law would not have any impact Americans who already had health insurance.

For years, Mr Obama repeated his pledge that, "If you like your healthcare plan, you’ll be able to keep your healthcare plan".

But since Obamacare came into force at least 3.5 millions Americans have received letters telling them their plans have been cancelled because they did not conform with the requirements of the new law. That number is expected to continue to rise.

Mr Clinton said the White House should do whatever it takes, even altering the president's signature legislation, to make sure the promise was met.

"I personally believe, even if it takes a change to the law, the president should honor the commitment the federal government made to those people and let them keep what they got," Mr Clinton told the OZY website.

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