More than 4 million sign up for Obamacare

By Robert King

Published December 14, 2016 7:53pm ET

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More than 4 million sign up for Obamacare — Hill Republicans are huddling this week to discuss strategies for 2017 once Trump assumes office. At the top of their list is repealing the Affordable Care Act. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg) | Michael Nagle

Signups for Obamacare have accelerated in recent weeks, with more than 4 million selecting plans on the federally run healthcare.gov website.

The Obama administration reported as of Dec. 10 there were more than 1.1 million new signups and 2.9 million people renewing their coverage. Signups continue despite Congress and President-elect Trump’s top priority of repealing the healthcare law next month.

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