Defying gloomy predictions, Obamacare enrollment surges
Source: Politico
A barrage of Obamacare media coverage may have provided a marketing boost for a health law the president has pronounced 'dead.'
By PAUL DEMKO 11/15/2017 11:50 AM EST Updated 11/15/2017 11:15 AM EST
Doomsday headlines about Obamacare enrollment may be having an unforeseen consequence: booming sign-ups in the troubled insurance marketplaces.
Obamacare’s fifth open enrollment season, the first under President Donald Trump, is off to a surprisingly robust start despite the brutal developments of the past year — skyrocketing premiums, dwindling competition, unremitting Republican efforts to eradicate it.
Sign-ups surged as soon as enrollment opened Nov. 1, easily surpassing the number of Americans getting coverage during the opening days of the final two sign-up periods under the Obama administration. CMS on Wednesday reported nearly 1.5 million people had selected plans through Nov. 11.
In other words, there might be no such thing as bad news for Obamacare.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/15/obamacare-enrollment-surges-trump-244930
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Too bad government services and helping Americans and serving fellow human beings isn't what you seek!
But you still have the hope of taking away insurance from 13,000,000 and giving the rich much more money. 
Your Christmas wish list remains "theoretically" feasible. 
