[rockvillem]

Here in NY, the progressives in state government give you no choice. They select a few crony-capitalist insurers, and they offer their approved gold-silver-bronze packages that pretty much are guaranteed to go up in price 20% each year.

Yes, by their fascist standards, everyone has “signed up for” Obamacare.

This right here! Substitute "Maryland" for "New York" and it's the same deal. You literally cannot buy a non-Obamacare compliant policy here. Even if not through the exchange! I cannot buy anything but an Obamacare plan via my local (so-called nonprofit) BlueCross affiliate CareFirst. Even thought I would welcome something better tailored to my situation.

[21twelve]

I’m pretty sure that any insurance has to be obamacare compliant. I was looking into the faith-based things. That would be okay if it was just me and my wife, but with three kids, I don’t want to risk it. For example, have too much to drink and get in a wreck - no coverage. So far my kids have been really good about that (only one of them drinks and uses uber when out), but....

In Washington State there is just one company that offers actual insurance. Two or three others offer HMO plans - and of course they didn’t include any of our current doctors.