SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — About 10,900 South Dakota residents are among the new customers who signed up for subsidized private health insurance through the federal marketplace created by President Obama's signature health care law.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says the marketplaces nationwide signed up nearly 4.9 million new customers for 2016 coverage during the third open enrollment period, which ended on January 31st.

The health care law requires nearly every American to have health insurance. Nearly 26,000 South Dakota residents signed up for private insurance or renewed coverage.

A federal report shows the average tax credit for South Dakota customers is $306 per month, and the average premium after tax credits is $110 per month.

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