Texas adds 570,000 to affordable health care plans, leading all states in newly insured

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There is nothing good about Texas having the most uninsured people of any state in America, whether as a percentage of the population or as raw figures representing individual uninsured human lives. However, it does provide plenty of opportunities to see that people want health insurance, as demonstrated in Texans’ historic surge during the recent “open enrollment” season for ACA-compliant coverage via Healthcare.gov.

The Dallas Morning News has good news coverage of the record-breaking sign-ups in Texas:

The newly insured pushed Texas over the 2.4 million mark for residents seeking coverage on HealthCare.gov during the open enrollment period that ended Jan. 15, according to federal data. That’s a record high for the Lone Star State and more than double the total from three years ago.