that s the part of the affordable care act that makes everyone sign up for insurance or else pay a fine. ending it is a blow to obamacare, but not a death sentence. the mandate won t go away until 2019. so in 2018, business as usual. so far, nearly 9 million people have signed up for obamacare kavr coverage in 2018. almost as much as 2017. even though the trump administration cut back on promoting it. the most important thing is what insurance companies do. a lot of them just don t want to do this anymore. stabilize the marketplace because senator demanded it. there s no guarantee the house can keep a promise the senate made first. thanks to haley jackson for that report. claims the legal team is preparing appointed response to national security adviser