Health Plan Sign-Ups Rise Even as G.O.P. Plans Its Repeal

Health Plan Sign-Ups Rise Even as G.O.P. Plans Its Repeal

By ROBERT PEAR

• The Obama administration said 6.4 million people had signed up so far for health insurance for 2017 despite the program’s uncertain future.
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• The new sign-ups — an increase of 400,000 over a similar point last year — could undermine the argument that the law is in free fall.