‘Obamacare’ hits record enrolment, but under Trump 2.0, the future is uncertain

A record 24 million people have signed up for insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act, former President Barack Obama’s landmark health legislation, as the programme awaits an uncertain future under a Republican-controlled White House and Congress.

Never have so many people enrolled in healthcare coverage through the government marketplace, a point of pride for many Democrats but a red flag to some Republicans.

US President Joe Biden has pushed an expansion of the programme, signing into law billions of dollars in tax credits that expanded who qualified for the health insurance and lowered its cost.

Millions of additional Americans can now pay monthly premiums of just a few dollars to get coverage.

The increased enrolment is “no coincidence,” Biden said in a statement.