More than 812K in NY sign up for health insurance

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CAROLYN THOMPSON
Associated Press,

BUFFALO (AP) — More than 100,000 New York residents have enrolled for health insurance in the past week under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, boosting total statewide enrollment to 812,000 heading into the final day of sign-ups Monday, state officials said.

More than 70 percent of enrollees had been without health insurance before choosing from among four levels of coverage offered by 16 insurers in the state’s online health plan marketplace.

Allison Webb hadn’t had been insured since 2005 before signing up over the weekend at a Community Health Network clinic in Long Island City.
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