MNsure says sign-ups top 67,000 for private plans

MNsure has already exceeded last year's tally for sign-ups in private health plans, as more consumers faced with big premium jumps apparently are turning to the state's health insurance exchange for financial help.

On Monday, MNsure announced that 67,680 people had signed up for private coverage through the government-run marketplace during the current open enrollment period.

That's a much faster pace than last year, and suggests that MNsure might hit its current 2016 goal of 83,000 enrollees, a target that's far less than what supporters envisioned when the exchange was created in 2013.

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