From censoring single payer advocacy, to leaving out single payer programs that actually exist. Really, there isn't anything the Obama administration won't do to keep the health insurance companies' blood funnel jammed into your body, is there? Commenter janinsanfran at FDL:
I did roughly the same experiment, also in San Francisco, and note that HealthCare.gov is apparently unaware of the local government program, Healthy San Francisco, that provides some access to people under 500 percent of poverty. My brother in law used it when unemployed and had no complaints …
Well, let's be reasonable, here. Does it matter that much if one little program is left off the site?
I mean, it's not like anybody's going to die if they can't get health care. Oh, wait...
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Healthy San Francisco isn't
It provides access for routine medical care, but it does not cover any major medical procedures. If you need anything other than minor surgery, Healthy San Francisco does not cover it. That is most likely why it was left off the Obama administration's health care website -- because it is a backstop and stopgap, not a replacement for a true single-payer (or otherwise) system of healthcare funding.
See: http://www.healthysanfrancisco.org/medical_homes/Services/not_included.aspx