Sebilus also said in the same interview: “ There’d be no delay of the individual mandate”.
But she’s lying about that.
Just today, the Wall Street Journal reported in the article titled “Obama’s Secret Mandate Exemption”:
“Now all you need to do is fill out a form attesting that your plan was cancelled and that you “believe that the plan options available in [ObamaCare] in your area are more expensive than your cancelled health insurance policy” or “you consider other available policies unaffordable.” This lax standard¿no formula or hard test beyond a person’s belief¿at least ostensibly requires proof such as an insurer termination notice. But people can also qualify for hardships for the unspecified non-reason that “you experienced another hardship in obtaining health insurance,” which only requires “documentation if possible.” And yet another waiver is available to those who say they are merely unable to afford coverage, regardless of their prior insurance. In a word, these shifting legal benchmarks offer an exemption to everyone who conceivably wants one.”
I think the Democrats had that schmoo put into the plans on purpose.
It’s really an exercise in how far will the people let Barack Obama be emperor. And the answer is... almost to the ends of the earth.