October. What an exercise in frustration. And I’m not talking about the government shutdown – although coverage of that debacle did provide a timely distraction.
When it comes to the launch of the Affordable Care Act’s keystone provision of state health insurance exchanges, I would say what a ride, but really it was more like a nightmare trip to Disney World: We were promised wonders, but spent most of the time waiting in line, only to find once we finally got through the turnstiles that the fancy new attraction was out of order.