[JohnBovenmyer]

Please correct me if I’m wrong as I’m not certain about this. IIRC, when Mitt first proposed his plan there was an option to not buy insurance, but rather to maintain a certain amount of funds in escrow against the possibility of future health care expenses, proving your ability to self-insure. IIRC, the legislature took that out. I don’t recall whether it was over one of his many vetoes. I do know he tried to remove many mandated coverage items from the minimal approved insurance option only to have them restored over his veto. If I’m right on this than Mitt’s original intent was less problematic, even if he finally accepted less than his ideal.

[mbraynard]

That is true - and there is no individual mandate in his current plan that he is running on. Doesn’t matter much here, though, unfortunately.