Last fall’s HealthCare.gov ghosts could haunt 2015 sign-up

The second year of Obamacare’s open enrollment begins Nov 15, and unresolved problems from the first season are complicating the already daunting task of enrolling millions of uninsured and re-enrolling millions more.

The lingering challenges involve both flawed technology and public perception of the Affordable Care Act as the Supreme Court prepares to review yet another key provision. The first season actually beat enrollment expectations, despite its disastrous start. More than 7 million people have exchange plans, and about 8.7 million were added to Medicaid. Premium increases for 2015 have generally been modest, though not all states have announced them yet. But the distrust and opposition, as the midterm elections vividly illustrated, still runs deep.