I am sure they want to erase history as fast as possible. Many people that get their insurance through their employers, or are young may never realize these plans existed and be able to compare them to today’s ACA ones..
what you say is 100% true.
Sadly, I’ve talked to a successful 50 something Health Insurance exec - he and his partner created a group health plan agency about 20 years ago - and he was even shocked to figure this out on his own....which he did about 2009 or 10.