If that is so, is it feasible for those who felt forced to signed up for federal subsidies to quit the system now, without penalty? It seems a wise move considering that there is no guarantee that their subsidy actually exists!
Even without this, there was the question of excess subsidies and people having to pay them back, except that the fed gov still can't calculate the correct subsidy.
People will probably just keep paying what they've been paying, until they get their next year's premium notice, and who knows then.
I don't expect this to shake out by next year's income tax due date, so there's no telling what and how the penalty will be handled.