77 percent of Arizonans who selected a 2015 plan are getting financial assistance to lower monthly premiums

According to a report released by the Department of Health and Human Services today, 72,932 people in Arizona selected plans through the Health Insurance Marketplace leading up to the December 15 deadline for coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2015. About 77 percent of Arizonans who selected health insurance plans in the first month of open enrollment were determined eligible for financial assistance to lower their monthly premiums, compared to 68 percent who selected plans over a similar period last year. Of the 72,932 Arizonans who selected a plan, 53 percent reenrolled in a Marketplace plan in 2015 and 47 percent signed up for the first time.

Today’s report provides the first detailed

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