BY PAUL B. JOHNSONHIGH POINT: Mark Thacker’s insurance agency office just north of downtown has become a relatively calm eye in the Obamacare storm. The fate of the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, is in serious jeopardy after Republican President-elect Donald Trump captured the White House and the GOP retained control of Congress in the Nov. 8 general election. But at Thacker’s Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina office at 517 N. Hamilton St., there’s been no sense of panic among his clients. One quirk in the fate of the Affordable Care Act is the overlay on the calendar between the current enrollment period and Trump taking office. The Obama administration continues to contend that, with subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, the actual price paid by clients remains reasonable despite overall premium increases.

Source: Manila Times November 26, 2016 16:13 UTC