March 15 (UPI) -- Half a million fewer people signed up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act in 2017 than in 2016, the Trump administration announced on Wednesday.
Data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services stated that 12.2 million people signed up or were automatically enrolled in marketplace plans during the 2017 Obamacare enrollment period, down from 12.7 million in 2016.