That not quite how I remember it. Most of them chose to participate and certainly did nothing to campaign against it.
Take a look at these...
In fact, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts filed an amicus brief in support of the law, and reports that it played a central role in the passage of “RomneyCare,” the template for ObamaCare. The insurer claims that it “remains firmly committed to the 2006 health care reform and the individual mandate, and believes that the closely related reforms enacted by Congress in 2010 will further advance important economic and social goals.”
I was there ... I saw it and listened to it. The plan I worked for campaigned hard against it.
In fact, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts filed an amicus brief in support of the law, and reports that it played a central role in the passage of “RomneyCare,” the template for ObamaCare. The insurer claims that it “remains firmly committed to the 2006 health care reform and the individual mandate, and believes that the closely related reforms enacted by Congress in 2010 will further advance important economic and social goals.”
BCBSMass is a different organization. Not all Blue plans are connected except through the association. I did not work for BCBSMass.