No more penalty for being uninsured. Cheaper policies available. Less help to enroll in coverage.
All of these were expected to cut into Obamacare enrollment for 2019. But the landmark health care law has proved remarkably resilient, with sign-ups dropping only 300,000 to 11.4 million, according to federal data released Monday.Most of the decline occurred in the federal exchange, healthcare.gov, which covers 39 states and is governed by the Trump administration. Sign-ups in state-run marketplaces -- which fund much more marketing and enrollment assistance -- remained steady at 3 million.
Some 54% got help paying for out-of-pocket costs.Read MoreMore than 7 in 10 Americans who signed up for coverage have household incomes below 250% of the poverty level, which is $62,750 for a family of four. Your cheat sheet to all the 2020 Democrats' 'Medicare for All' plansNot all the news was positive in the report. Sign-ups are down from a high point of 12.7 million in 2016, in part because of big premium increases.
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