Thursday 17 November 2016

Obamacare enrollment surges after the election; no spike in Washington state

During the campaign, Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress vowed to immediately “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, yet now that dismantlement is possible, people across the U.S. are rushing to lock in coverage. More than 300,000 chose plans from Nov. 9-11.

For years the backers of the Affordable Care Act have fretted over how best to stimulate insurance enrollment on the exchanges so the law could work as designed. They might have finally found a way from the unlikeliest of sources: the election of Donald Trump as president.

During the campaign, Trump and Republicans in Congress vowed to immediately “repeal and replace” the health-care law known as Obamacare, calling it a failure. Yet now that dismantlement is possible and maybe even likely, people across the nation are rushing to lock in coverage for next year.  For the full article click here 



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