Las Vegas City Wire

This week, it was announced that Nevada Health Link, the online service for the state's health insurance exchange, enrolled over 100,000 Nevadans in health insurance during its open enrollment period. 

In total, 101,409 people were enrolled in health insurance through the service. Of them, 20,897 were new enrollees and were not previously signed up for health insurance through the exchange. 

“I am incredibly proud of the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange for completing a record-setting Open Enrollment Period this year and enrolling over 100,000 Nevadans in health and dental coverage," Gov. Steve Sisolak said in a release. "Ensuring all Nevadans have access to quality, affordable health insurance is critical and the results from this year's open enrollment shows that Nevadans will get covered when they have affordable options like those provided on NevadaHealthLink.com.”

Sisolak made it a priority for his administration to increase access to affordable healthcare for his state's residents, The Nevada Independent reported last summer.

"The success of this year’s open enrollment comes alongside recent advancements in the online marketplace," according to the release. "NevadaHealthLink.com is Nevada’s online health insurance marketplace connecting individuals to affordable health and dental coverage and the only place Nevadans can receive federal subsidies to reduce the cost of monthly premiums."