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This is being heralded as "expanding" ConnectorCare to "reach more people", which I suppose is true in the literal sense that it's branded "ConnectorCare".

Except that ConnectorCare is supposed to be subsidized insurance for the needy, and this has a state subsidy so trivial as to be meaningless.

ConnectorCare was always a trade off: ultra low premiums (thanks to state subsidies) in exchange for having a very narrow range of choices of mediocre coverage. "Do you want to have a small network of doctors you can see, or do you want an infinitesimal network of doctors you can see for even lower premiums?"

Well now, you are being required to accept all the downsides of ConnectorCare with almost no subsidy. You'll be paying a few bucks under list price (less APTC) for ConnectorCare plans.