Obamacare surges past 2 million enrollees

By Robert King

Published November 30, 2016 3:50pm ET

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Obamacare surges past 2 million enrollees — Enrollments for the third and fourth weeks of open enrollment, which started on Nov. 1, are 167,000 plan selections above the same time period last year. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) | Jessica Hill

More than 2.1 million people have signed up for Obamacare during the current open enrollment period, even as the incoming Trump administration and Republicans in Congress are planning to repeal the law early next year.

The Obama administration reported Wednesday that of the 2.1 million enrollees, about 1.6 million renewed their coverage, and there are more than a half a million new customers.

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