CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's health insurance exchange has signed up a mere 513 people since it went live Oct. 1, less than half a percent of the overall enrollment target set for the state-run online insurance market.

Jon Hager, executive director of Silver State Health Insurance Exchange, said about 2,000 people have confirmed policies to purchase but have not yet completed the transaction with payment for plans to take effect Jan. 1. Until payment is made, they are not considered "sold."

In a briefing Tuesday to the Board of Examiners, Hager said about 26,000 people have been pre-determined to be eligible for Medicaid or tax credit subsidies to buy policies.

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