Originally Posted by Atticus

I'm going with operator error.

I know a lot of people that have had no issues with receiving insurance from the exchanges. And the few people that have had initial problems (all Republicans who were resistant to begin with) eventually persisted (aka got their head out of their ass) and were able to get a better policy for cheaper (and are now quite happy with the ACA).

And if the website is too confusing for you, you can always just call an insurance agent and they would be glad to walk you through all of your options as they receive a commission. I already had an agent for my business account and called him up regarding my options. He met with me, compared my current policy to some new business policies. Then compared those with the exchanges. I chose a new personal policy, signed the paperwork, paid the premium, he turned it in and done.

And if you don't have insurance, the only persons at fault is you. Nothing is stopping you from just buying regular insurance outside of the exchanges. Republicans love to tell everyone else to quit making excuses, pull yourself up by your boot straps and getter done. Yet they are the first ones to make excuses when they can't accomplish something.

Oh, and the only 'shit to hit the fan' when you don't pay the small no insurance tax will be interest, fines and an eventual levy. But good luck to you.