Nearly 16 million Americans sign up for 2023 Obamacare plans

(Reuters) - Nearly 16 million Americans have so far signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act's marketplace, a 13% jump from a year earlier, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday.

Enrollment for 2023 healthcare plans under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is open between Nov. 1 and Jan. 15.

(Reporting by Manas Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)