Obamacare Sign-ups at High Levels Despite Trump Saying It’s ‘Imploding’

The following article by Robert Pear was posted on the New York Times website December 21, 2017:

Kelley Mui helped a client sign up last week in Chicago for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. The number of people who signed up through the federal marketplace was only slightly lower than last year despite a shorter enrollment time. Credit Scott Olson/Getty Images

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Thursday that 8.8 million people had signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s federal marketplace, a surprisingly large number only slightly lower than the total in the last open enrollment period, which was twice as long and heavily advertised.

The numbers essentially defied President Trump’s assertion that “Obamacare is imploding.” They suggested that consumers want and need the coverage and subsidies available under the Affordable Care Act, even though political battles over the law, President Barack Obama’s signature domestic achievement, are sure to continue in Congress and in next year’s midterm election campaigns. Continue reading “Obamacare Sign-ups at High Levels Despite Trump Saying It’s ‘Imploding’”