In rural Kentucky, health-care debate takes back seat as the long-uninsured line up

1) WaPo

 In rural Kentucky, health-care debate takes back seat as the long-uninsured line up

“I can go to the doctor now?” one man says, in a place where the law is working as backers envisioned.

Excellent article, please spread widely.  

2)  Policy Question

Can an insurance company directly enroll a consumer or do the consumers have to go through the exchanges?  Would greatly appreciate anyone who can provide concrete information on this issue. 

3) Other news

a) POLITICO ‏@politico 

Catch up with the latest Obamacare news from POLITICO: http://politi.co/18EmWsn

 Looks like some useful material. 

b) From KFF

Amid Heavy News Coverage of Rollout Troubles, Support for Affordable Care Act Falls In November, Largely Driven by Democrats and Women

More than a Month Into Open Enrollment, More People Have Heard About the Law's New Insurance Marketplaces, Though Awareness Continues to Lag Among the Uninsured

See November Kaiser Health Tracking Poll  which finds a significant negative shift in the public's views of the law, with roughly half (49%) now holding an unfavorable view and just a third (33%) holding a positive one.