The future of the Affordable Care Act may be in danger now that Donald Trump is president-elect. Trump has repeatedly stated on the campaign trail that he will make it a priority to quickly repeal the health care law, also known as Obamacare, once he takes office. “On day one of the Trump Administration, we will ask Congress to immediately deliver a full repeal of Obamacare,” DonaldTrump.com states.

After the Affordable Care Act was signed into law in 2010 with the aim of providing affordable health insurance for all Americans, many people who previously could not afford health coverage, or were denied it due to a pre-existing condition, suddenly had access to insurance. According to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, over 16 million Americans received health insurance coverage in the first five years of the ACA, and a large number of those were young adults.

Also, under Obamacare, people with pre-existing health conditions can no longer be denied health insurance, and the consumer cost of some prescription drugs is greatly reduced or eliminated. There are also free preventive appointments, along with supplies like breast pumps at no cost.

That's not to say there weren't major drawbacks to Obamacare that created incredible financial hardships for many Americans. Some faced a fine if they elected not to have health insurance, and health insurance premiums haven't increased a little—they've increased a lot. According to Forbes, premiums have increased faster than worker wages, and if Obamacare stayed in effect, some health insurance premiums would rise by more than 25 percent in 2017, the New York Times reports. Although the Obama administration said three-fourths of people on the Affordable Care Act would be able to find plans for less than $100 a month, people in both political parties have deemed Obamacare in need of serious work. But now that it's likely going away, something must take its place.

Here, answers to your most pressing post-election health care questions:

How long would it actually take to repeal the law?

1. Will my insurer be able to kick me off my plan right away?

Current law, under Obamacare: Someone's plan can only get canceled if they provided fraudulent information on the application (i.e., said they didn't smoke when they do) or if they don't pay their premiums in a timely manner, Sarah O'Leary, founder of Exhale Healthcare Advocates, a national consumer health care advocacy group, tells SELF. "I would imagine there would be a host of class action lawsuits if insurers attempted to cancel a plan outside of these constraints," she says. "The buyer is entering into a legal contract by enrolling in a plan, and the terms of that plan (if one signs up in time during Open Enrollment) span from January 1 to December 31. I highly doubt it would be legal to have Congress or the president cancel those plans mid-stream."

If Obamacare is fully repealed: Let's say you sign up for an insurance plan now, then Obamacare gets repealed soon after Trump takes office. Insurance plans won’t be able to just kick you off as a matter of course, health care expert Caitlin Donovan, spokeswoman for the National Patient Advocate Foundation, tells SELF, but it may be more difficult for people to become or remain insured. “People will lose their subsidies and no longer be able to pay,” she says. “Then, they will lose coverage.”

“Historically, the insurer was required to honor the plan for the entire year, provided the person paid their premiums," O'Leary adds. "Some states may put additional protections in place to make certain patients receive the full year of coverage.”