Healthcare

Trump administration may not have Obamacare signup target

By Robert King
Published August 30, 2017 8:44pm ET
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Trump administration may not have Obamacare signup target
The Trump administration has played a part in proposed rate hikes by not committing to paying insurer subsidies called cost-sharing reduction payments that are used to cover out-of-pocket costs for low-income Obamacare customers. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) | Jeff Roberson

The Trump administration may break with former President Barack Obama and not establish an enrollment target for Obamacare for next year.

An administration official refused to offer a target for 2018 signups Wednesday, saying too many factors could affect how to set that target, chief among them high prices for Obamacare next year.

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