Health Law Signups, Traffic To Healthcare.gov Surge In First Few Days Of Open Enrollment
Despite fears that Trump administration's actions to cut the outreach budget for the health law would undermine sign ups, the numbers spiked over last year according to a source who spoke on the condition of anonymity. However, usually signups this early are consumers renewing coverage, not new customers. Meanwhile, insurers are opening their own wallets to make up for the lack of federal marketing for the health law.