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More than 100,000 Missouri residents have signed up for health insurance through a federally run website during the first month of enrollment.

People whose jobs don't offer health benefits, self-employed entrepreneurs and young adults are among the Illinois residents who will start shopping for health coverage this weekend. Saturday is the first day of the second sign-up season under the nation's year-old health system.

A new report says more than 150,000 Missouri residents signed up for health insurance policies through a federally run website.

Illinois officials are emailing and calling thousands of people, advising them to start over on their health insurance applications if they believe the federal government mistakenly referred them to Medicaid.

The U.S. Department of Health and Senior Services reports 4,124 Missouri residents have selected a health insurance plan through the federally run online marketplace.

Federal officials say more than 7,000 Illinois residents signed up for insurance coverage in the first two months of the troubled HealthCare.gov website.