U.S: 8.8 Million People Signed Up For Obamacare

According to top U.S. health officials, about 8.8 million people signed up for 2018 Obamacare health insurance plans on the federally run HealthCare.gov. The new numbers are about a four percent decline from sign-ups for 2017. The truncated sign-up period for 2018 policies closed on December 15th on the federal website, which handles online enrollment in 39 states. The remaining states run their own online enrollment and have deadlines as late as January.