Enrollment in Obamacare plans for 2019 is lagging last year’s pace, which supporters of the law have attributed to a drop off in advertising and other efforts by the Trump administration to “sabotage” the law. But what if there’s a much simpler explanation? What if those who aren’t enrolling this year are people who simply don’t want Obamacare?
Specifically, the most recent numbers available show that during the first 24 days of open enrollment, 2,424,913 people signed up for health insurance plans on the federal healthcare.gov website, compared with the 2,781,260 people who had signed up for coverage 25 days into enrollment a year ago.
Stay informed.Stay ahead.
Join Washington Examiner for unlimited access to the news, analysis, and commentary that matter most.
Already a member? Log in
