Obamacare may soon be a thing of the past. But for now, Chien Wang says it’s his only option to keep his family healthy.

  • Affordable Care Act enrollment ended Tuesday
  • Those enrolled will have healthcare through 2017
  • After that it's unknown

“I think it is a good thing that we have this Obamacare to help us out,” said Chien Wang.

Wang visited the Orlando Enrollment Assistance Center on Tuesday, the last day of the enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act. Despite its uncertain future, for now, Obamacare is still in place for the rest of 2017. But Tuesday was the last day people could sign up.

Those who signed up by Tuesday should have coverage beginning March 1.

Wang has insurance through work, but came in to sign his family up for coverage.

“Insurance is a part of life, a necessity, and whenever you can get extra help financially it will be welcome,” said Wang.

Wang admits he’s not sure what’s going to happen with healthcare.  But he says he’s going to give President Trump a chance and keep an open mind.

“I hope he can change it for the better,” said Wang. “But if not, my God, we’re in trouble.”

About 11.5 million people nationally had signed up for coverage through the ACA's public exchanges as of the end of December. In Florida, more than 1.6 million have enrolled in coverage during this open enrollment period, according to Katie Vicsik, Florida executive director of Enroll America. Almost 90 percent of those are receiving financial help.

Despite Congress and the Trump administration's vow to do away with what has been dubbed "Obamacare," ACA officials want to stress that nothing has changed yet regarding coverage plans, prices or dates.

Republican lawmakers have said they want to "repeal and replace" Obamacare, but have not reached an agreement on a replacement.