I'm certain someone else has made this suggestion, but if so think it's worthy of being repeated: the ideal political solution to the political problem of the cancellations of existing health care policies is to ALLOW insurance companies to continue offering, and individuals to continue purchasing, policies that are below the ACA's standard of acceptability -- but to only SUBSIDIZE those plans that are at the ACA's "bronze" level or better.
If you like the old system, you get to keep the old system -- as an individual. No higher standards of minimum coverage, but also none of the ACA's new subsidies to help people purchase insurance, either.
Compromise legislation could prohibit the issuance of NEW policies below the ACA's bronze level, while allowing the existing policies to continue. Over time, we know those old/bad policies would cease to exist ... but this legislation would buy us time, and give the new system a chance to kick in and get up to speed before totally dismantling the old one.
We need to do something; this seems convenient politically and acceptable from a public policy perspective. Thoughts?