Over 186k Ohioans sign up for coverage through exchange

Fed­eral offi­cials say 186,000 Ohioans have signed up for health cov­er­age dur­ing this enroll­ment period for the President’s health­care law.

Peo­ple look­ing for cov­er­age to begin Feb. 1 must sign up today. Open enroll­ment for the fed­eral mar­ket­place ends Feb. 15.

Health and Human Ser­vices says 85 per­cent of Ohioans sign­ing in this period’s first month could have received finan­cial help.