WASHINGTON (AP) - The government says 11.4 million people have signed up for coverage this year under former President Barack Obama’s health law. That’s just a slight dip from 2018.
Despite the Trump administration’s ongoing hostility to “Obamacare,” a report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released on Monday found remarkably steady enrollment- down only about 300,000 consumers.
Still, the number of new customers fell by more than 500,000. That’s a worrisome sign for backers of the Affordable Care Act. They say the Trump administration’s cuts to the ad budget and repeal of a requirement that people get insured will gradually eat away at the program.
The federal health insurance market, HealthCare.gov, has lost more than 1 million customers since President Donald Trump took office. State markets are holding their own.
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