White House ignores Trump win in latest ObamaCare sign-up push

The Obama administration is publicly ignoring the outcome of last week’s election as it presses ahead with this year’s open enrollment for the president’s signature healthcare law.

At a White House event on Monday, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell mentioned the election just once in her 20-minute address about ObamaCare signups.

{mosads}“The American people don’t want to go back. They want Republicans and Democrats to come together and make the law better,” Burwell said at the event formally kicking off ObamaCare’s sign-up season.

So far, White House health officials have largely ignored Trump’s victory, which is seen as dooming the healthcare law’s fate. The incoming president has vowed to repeal ObamaCare as soon as he takes office — a move Republicans in Congress have said they’re committed to as well.

Parts of her remarks were lighthearted, however. She joked about President Obama’s two dogs and about learning a dance called “the dab” as she promotes the law with professional athletes.

But she also struck a serious tone, without mentioning Trump or the election.

“The Affordable Care Act is now woven into the fabric of our nation and a strong open enrollment this year will just make that more true,” Burwell said.

More than 100,000 people selected plans through HealthCare.gov last Wednesday, Burwell announced on Twitter then.