More than a decade after the Affordable Care Act’s passage, President Barack Obama’s signature achievement is more popular than ever. So is 2024 the year that Republicans finally give up their crusade to repeal the ACA? If former President Donald Trump’s recent comments on the matter are any indicator, they’re not through with it yet.

This open enrollment period, a record-breaking 21.3 million Americans signed up for health care through the Affordable Care Act, nearly double the number of people enrolled when President Biden took office. As the former Health and Human Services regional director for New York and New Jersey, I’m proud to have supported the agency through historic enrollment rates and educated folks on their health care options.

Today, more people are covered by the ACA than ever before, and the nation’s uninsured rate is historically low at 8%. In New York State alone, 3.8 million residents are insured through ACA marketplace coverage.

The numbers speak for themselves: Americans want affordable, high quality health care. Four out of five people who sign up for health insurance through the ACA can find........

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