Actually, according to surveys from the Urban Institute Health Monitor,
Roughly 2.6 million people whose plans were cancelled as a result of Obamacare.
See here:
So, what happens to these folks who saw their health insurance policy cancelled?
According to the Urban Institute researchers :
While our sample size of those with non-group health insurance who report that their plan was cancelled due to ACA compliance is small (N=123), we estimate that over half of this population is likely to be eligible for coverage assistance, mostly through Marketplace subsidies. Consistent with these findings, other work by Urban Institute researchers estimated that slightly more than half of adults with pre-reform, nongroup coverage would be eligible for Marketplace subsidies or Medicaid.
You’re quoting numbers from a liberal think tank, and linking to the Forbes “from the left” columnist? Excuse me if I don’t leap right into finding that persuasive.