You know, the FedGov tried to sell ass once.
The IRS had seized a brothel due to non-payment of taxes. Seems part of the deal is that the IRS must run any business it seizes to try to recoup as much of the owed taxes it can.
Within six months, the brothel went bankrupt.
If the FedGov cannot sell ass, which is about as self-selling as it gets, what makes them think they can sell insurance?
This was never anything more than another way to finish cleaning out America's bank accounts.