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Underscoring the challenge President-elect  Donald Trump faces repealing the Affordable Care Act, more than 100,000 people signed up for health coverage through the law on Wednesday, the day after Trump’s election. The tally, reported Thursday by the Obama administration, marked the busiest day since the enrollment period for coverage in 2017 began Nov. 1. (Levey, 11/10)

“Is it people trying to get in before something happens? I don’t know but it’s possible,” said Brian Burton, an enrollment worker in Lafayette, La. Health analysts, insurance brokers, and the navigators who help people obtain coverage said some consumers fear Republicans will take away the tax subsidies that offset premium costs. Some also said people are asking if they can forgo enrolling because they believe the Trump administration will end a requirement that most individuals have health insurance or pay a penalty. (Armour, 11/10)

More people signed up for health insurance through HealthCare.gov Wednesday, the day after Donald Trump was elected the next U.S. president, than any other day so far of the open enrollment period. Consumers selected more than 100,000 plans Wednesday, [Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell] said. (McIntire, 11/10)

More than 100,000 people selected plans through HealthCare.gov on Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced.   “Best day yet this Open Enrollment,” HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell wrote in a tweet. Wednesday marked the first day that the Obama administration actively began marketing its healthcare signup period this year, which began Nov. 1. Officials at HHS had already planned to expand the program's outreach following the election, after the candidates' campaigns no longer clogged the airwaves. Even though the GOP's wave victory on Election Day likely dooms ObamaCare, the White House has made clear that it plans to forge on with this year's enrollment period. (Ferris, 11/10)

More than 100,000 Americans rushed to buy health insurance under the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday, the biggest turnout yet during this year’s sign-up period, the day after the election of Donald J. Trump, who has promised to repeal the law. The figure, announced by the Obama administration, added to a sense of whiplash about the law, and underscored the magnitude of any change. Despite all the criticisms about the law coming from President-elect Trump and his allies, millions of people now depend on it for coverage. (Abelson, 11/11)

Getting more Americans to enroll for health insurance under President Barack Obama's healthcare law known as Obamacare is a top priority of his administration until President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20, the White House said on Thursday. "We would be focused on ... maximizing the opportunity that currently is available for millions of Americans to go to healthcare.gov during the open enrollment period and sign up for healthcare," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told a news briefing. (Heavey and Hummer, 11/10)

Obamacare may be toast by next year, but it's still here for now — and the law's supporters are doing all they can to reassure confused and worried consumers they can still get insurance. Advocates working to boost enrollment say they are focused on the current reality, two months before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Individuals can still sign up for coverage and potentially qualify for subsidies, even as Republicans are drawing up plans to dismantle the law early next year. (Pradhan and Demko, 11/10)

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to take steps to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act within his first 100 days in office. With Republicans taking control of the presidency, House and Senate in January, the question is no longer if they will make changes to the Affordable Care Act, but when and how. (Martin, 11/10)