The Affordable Care Act, since its inception, has faced staunch Republican opposition, and the botched rollout of the HealthCare.gov site in October 2013 only amplified calls to “repeal and replace” the law.
Now, as Republicans prepare for a congressional majority and control of the White House, ACA’s foes are expected to seize the opportunity to rework the current health care system, including the HealthCare.gov marketplace.
HealthCare.gov is the web-based marketplace where users shop for health plans. It includes a data hub that transmits eligibility information across federal agencies and an identity management system that handles user registration and updates and pings insurance issuers and the exchanges in states that manage their own systems.
