He didn't commit them to do anything. That's the thing about this "fix" - it's not intended to fix anything, but rather to shift the blame. All this "fix" is intended to do is to allow 0bama to say "I allowed insurance companies to sell these policies - if they choose not to, that's their fault, not mine."
Correct, it wasn’t “commit,” it’s more like when someone says, “I’m sure MUDDOG wouldn’t mind coming over and doing such-and-such for you.”