Published: Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 12:07 a.m. <\/p>\n
LAKELAND | Florida has 1,339,791 residents newly enrolled or re-enrolled in health insurance through the Affordable Care Act since Nov.15, part of about 10 million nationwide. <\/p>\n
About 38,000 of Florida's total came in the past two weeks. <\/p>\n
Most of the newly enrolled nationwide, about 7.5 million, are people using federally facilitated exchanges, as Florida's is. At least 2.4 million more signed up on state-run exchanges, according to figures released Wednesday. <\/p>\n
Interest continues as the Feb. 15 open enrollment deadline approaches. <\/p>\n
At Winter Haven Hospital, a health-care navigator helping people sign up has at least three or four appointments, scheduled at two-hour intervals, set up daily. <\/p>\n
Her clients are mostly women and white or answering \"unknown\" for their race, said Lisa Patterson, spokeswoman for BayCare Health System, which includes WHH. <\/p>\n
Area residents also continue seeking help with enrollment at Central Florida Health Care clinics and other hospitals. <\/p>\n
Through Jan. 15, 57 percent of Florida's total were re-enrollees and 43 percent were getting plans for the first time, said Benjamin Wakana, who is with the Department of Health and Human Services. <\/p>\n
Ninety-three percent of Florida residents enrolling through the federal website are getting financial assistance through the Affordable Care Act, said Nick Duran, Florida state director for Enroll America. <\/p>\n
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