Democrats blame Trump for lower Obamacare signups

Published February 7, 2017 5:01am ET



Former Obama administration officials and Obamacare supporters are blaming President Trump’s brand new administration for lower enrollment on healthcare.gov, and say Trump’s new team pulled ads aimed at getting more people to sign up.

But the Trump administration and one expert say it is unclear how that move affected enrollment, and say higher premiums and fewer plan choices are the cause of lower numbers.

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