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8.8 million sign up for Obamacare in strong showing
Obamacare remains pretty popular with many Americans, despite President Trump and Republicans' repeated attempts to kill it.
Some 8.8 million people have signed up for 2018 coverage on the federal exchange during an open enrollment season that was half the length of prior years and far less promoted, the Trump administration said Thursday. That's only 400,000 fewer than signed up on healthcare.gov during open enrollment a year ago.
Nearly 2.4 million consumers were new to the exchanges, while more than 6.4 million continued their coverage during the period, which ran from Nov. 1 through Dec. 15.
Traffic was heavy in the final days. More than 4.1 million people selected plans in the last six days, including those who were automatically renewed.
Unlike in prior years, the Trump administration didn't extend the enrollment deadline, though it did give people who couldn't get through to the call center a little more time to sign up. These folks were not included in Thursday's figures.
Nearly 2.4 million consumers were new to the exchanges, while more than 6.4 million continued their coverage during the period, which ran from Nov. 1 through Dec. 15.
Traffic was heavy in the final days. More than 4.1 million people selected plans in the last six days, including those who were automatically renewed.
Unlike in prior years, the Trump administration didn't extend the enrollment deadline, though it did give people who couldn't get through to the call center a little more time to sign up. These folks were not included in Thursday's figures.
http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/21/news/economy/obamacare-open-enrollment-final/index.html