Obamacare Sign-Ups Declined for 2017 as Republicans Eye Repeal
- 9.2 million picked 2017 Obamacare plans, down from 9.6 miliion
- Democrats say Trump administration undermined health law
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Fewer people in the U.S. signed up for Obamacare coverage for this year, according to a preliminary report, as enrollments slowed after the Trump administration vowed it would do away with the health law.
In the 39 states where Affordable Care Act sign-ups are done on the HealthCare.gov website, 9.2 million people enrolled in individual insurance plans -- about 400,000 fewer than last year. States like New York and California that run their own sign-up systems are reporting their data separately. The deadline to enroll was Jan. 31.