Experts Worry Exchange Sign-Ups Slowing As Plan Selections Hit 3.6M

Enrollment in the states using healthcare.gov is now at 3.6 million new or actively renewed consumers, far more than the same time last year, but ACA advocates worry that the pace is slowing, and place the blame on the Trump administration's decision to slash the advertising budget. Open enrollment for healthcare.gov will end Dec.15, and in previous years officials had ramped up marketing in the final days. Just over 823,000 consumers selected plans from Nov. 26 through Dec. 2, the...