In other words, it’s a shell-game alternative to the pre-existing condition issue.
Under the ACA, insurance companies must take you even if you have a pre-existing condition, but you don’t know if you’ll have one, so you are co-erced into signing up during the allowed intervals to prevent your being caught without insurance.
It’s not really different, it just sounds different!
Truth be known, it’s even worse than that. Under the old law, you had to have the insurance before the condition, so you could sign up at any time. Under the new law, you have to sign up during the enrollment period. Except that, even though they “cover” the condition, they just don’t have the doctor that treats your condition as part of your “affordable” plan. Nor do they cover your medications. Or the hospital with the correct equipment. Plus, your deductible has gone through the roof.
All in the name of covering 40 million without insurance, most of whom chose to not purchase insurance. And continue to choose to not purchase insurance.