CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Enrollment in the Nevada health insurance exchange is topping numbers from the same period last year.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says nearly 78,000 Nevadans have signed up for a plan in the enrollment period that began Nov. 1. Enrollment closes Jan. 31.
The statistics are better than last cycle, when about 73,000 Nevadans signed up for plans through the exchange during the entire open enrollment period.
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The health exchange is geared toward people who don't already have coverage through their employer or a government program such as Medicaid. Most of the people who sign up for plans are eligible for subsidies or tax breaks based on their income.