(Bloomberg) — Enrollment in the Obamacare insurance marketplace is likely to stall or even decline for 2017 after two years of growth, according to S&P Global Ratings forecasts.

"Our forecasted modest-to-negative growth is clearly a bump in the road, but doesn't signal 'game-over' for the marketplace," S&P analysts wrote in a report released Thursday.

This November will be the fourth open-enrollment period for individuals to choose insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama's signature health-care law.

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