Mississippi figures show 61,494 have enrolled in Obamacare exchanges
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Jarvis Dortch, Esq., program manager and staff attorney for the Mississippi Health Advocacy Program says his staff is working by phone and in person to help state residents apply for coverage through a federally run health insurance website Monday, March 31, 2014 in Jackson, Miss. Dortch says federal figures show roughly 32,000 Mississippi residents had enrolled in coverage through mid-March. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) (Rogelio V. Solis)
Jarvis Dortch, Esq., program manager and staff attorney for the Mississippi Health Advocacy Program says his staff is working by phone and in person to help state residents apply for coverage through a federally run health insurance website Monday, March 31, 2014 in Jackson, Miss. Dortch says federal figures show roughly 32,000 Mississippi residents had enrolled in coverage through mid-March. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) (Rogelio V. Solis)
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — New figures show 61,494 Mississippi residents have signed up for private health insurance using a federal government website, out of more than 117,000 who were eligible.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday released enrollees in each state between Oct. 1 and March 31.
Ninety-four percent of Mississippians who bought coverage on the healthcare.gov website qualified for government subsidies to pay for coverage, the highest share of any state. The mid-tier silver plan was selected by 79 percent of Mississippi enrollees, also the top share among states.
The figures show 31 percent of Mississippi enrollees are between 18 and 34. Also, 59 percent are women and 41 percent are men.
The online marketplaces, called health exchanges, were created by the health overhaul signed by President Barack Obama.
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