That's funny. The reason some states didn't have an exchange was politics, but many states tried for years and still failed. There is no chance of putting a state exchange in place in the remainder of this year. I hope and pray that the republicans have the decency to let this terrible law die.
I believe that just this past week Hawaii shut down their ObamaCare Exchange website.
If a Leftist state like Hawaii gives up there is little hope that any state can get an exchange going in less than a couple of years.
They won’t.
They’ll change the law so states don’t have to setup exchanges to get federal entitlements.
And in the end, Republicans will own it - even though they didn’t give it a single vote originally...
“...500,000 people would lose their insurance...”
It’s only THEIRS if/when THEY themselves pay; unlike the 8+ million whom LOST their (personally acceptable) coverage and/or must not pay more.