Article snippet: ObamaCare is showing its resilience after a year where in which it took a beating but survived. A surprisingly high number of people signed up under the law in the enrollment period that ended last week: 8.8 million, just short of the 9.2 million from last year. And that was despite the Trump administration’s attacks on the health-care law, cutbacks on outreach and an enrollment period that was half as long as previous ones. “The ACA seems to have more lives than your neighborhood cat,” said Larry Levitt, a health policy expert at the Kaiser Family Foundation. “It’s a smaller and less functional program than supporters had originally hoped, but it’s still doing the job of [keeping] the uninsured rate at the lowest level ever,” he added. In Congress, the zeal among Republicans for repealing the law appears to be fading somewhat. Some lawmakers are still pushing to revive repeal efforts next year, but important figures are signaling that would be difficult and it could be time to move on. “I think we’ll probably move on to other issues,” Senate Majority Leader MORE (R-Ky.) told NPR. He later acknowledged at a news conference that Sens. MORE (R-La.) will keep pushing their repeal and replacement legislation in the new year, but said simply, “I wish them well.” With a 51-49 majority, he expressed doubts there would be enough votes to pass it. Then there are the polls that show ObamaCare’s approval above 50 percent, and exit polls suggesting health care played a role... Link to the full article to read more