President-elect Trump means angst for ‘Obamacare’ consumers

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2016 file photo, the HealthCare.gov 2017 web site home page is seen on a laptop in Washington. Donald Trump’s election ushers in a time of high anxiety for people with health insurance under President Barack Obama’s law, which expanded coverage to millions but has struggled to find widespread public acceptance. While repeal seems certain, it won’t be swift. A replacement for “Obamacare” could take even longer, and it may retain some parts of it. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2016 file photo, the HealthCare.gov 2017 web site home page is seen on a laptop in Washington. Donald Trump’s election ushers in a time of high anxiety for people with health insurance under President Barack Obama’s law, which expanded coverage to millions but has struggled to find widespread public acceptance. While repeal seems certain, it won’t be swift. A replacement for “Obamacare” could take even longer, and it may retain some parts of it. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

By Associated Press November 10, 2016 1 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – People getting their health insurance through President Barack Obama’s law are feeling anxious about Donald Trump’s election.

The repeal of “Obamacare” now seems likely, but it may take Congress the better part of a year to deliver on that. It doesn’t seem like the program will come to a crashing halt right away. At least not next year.

But Lodiza (Loh-DEE’-zah) LePore is still worried. The Bennington, Vermont, photographer pays about $80 a month for her policy. Trump just wants to destroy everything Obama has done, she says.

Congressional Republicans are saying they want to protect people now covered from losing health care in the shift to a new system.

Obama’s Affordable Care Act expanded coverage to millions but has struggled to find widespread public acceptance.