Modern Healthcare February 8, 2018
Call it the political equivalent of a death-defying escape: former President Barack Obama’s healthcare law pulled in nearly 11.8 million customers for 2018, despite the Republican campaign to erase it from the books.
An Associated Press count found that nationwide enrollment was about 3% lower than last year. California, with more than 1.5 million sign-ups, was the last state to report, announcing its numbers on Wednesday.
Sixteen states increased their enrollment from last year, according to AP’s analysis. Six of those were carried by President Donald Trump in 2016, while 10 went for Democrat Hillary Clinton.
However, of the total number of people signed up this year about 6 in 10 live in states that went for Trump, according to...
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