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Almost 20K West Virginians Used Health Insurance Exchange
By: Associated Press
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Almost 20,000 West Virginians have enrolled in health coverage through the federal marketplace.
As of March 31, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said only six percent of West Virginia's federal exchange signups were between 18 to 25 years old, tied with Minnesota for the lowest percentage in the country. At 13 percent of exchange signups, West Virginia is also tied with Arizona and Vermont for lowest percentage of 26 to 34 year olds enrolled.
Of about 19,860 West Virginia enrollees, 57 percent are female.
The next enrollment period for private health insurance coverage for 2015 under the health law is scheduled to run Nov. 15 through Feb. 15.