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Thousands Choose Obamacare Health Plans In First Month Of Sign-Up

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More than 121,000 Illinoisans selected health plans during the first month of the sign-up period for Obamacare. 

    

The Department of Health and Human Services released the data Tuesday.

It indicates how enrollment is going within Illinois, where residents are relying on the federal HealthCare.gov website for the second year.

About 54 percent of state enrollees are new customers. Others bought plans last year and actively re-enrolled. About 80 percent of Illinois enrollees qualify for financial assistance.

Officials say they've made an impressive start to the second enrollment period with more than 500 enrollment events and extended hours across the state. 

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