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 An administration statement, released less than a week before the
Feb. 15 close of open enrollment for private health coverage, said
subsidies had reduced average monthly premiums to $105 as of Jan.
30, for 6.5 million people who qualified through the federal
website.
About eight out of 10 people who chose health plans had premiums of
$100 or less after subsidies, the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) said. Without subsidies, average Obamacare premiums
available through HealthCare.gov stand at $374 a month.
The subsidies now available through HealthCare.gov are the subject
of a looming U.S. Supreme Court case, in which the plaintiffs hope
to prevent people enrolled through the federal exchange from
obtaining assistance.
HHS says that about 7.5 million Americans have signed up for 2015
health coverage through the federal exchange so far.
(Reporting by David Morgan; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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