Healthplanfinder counts more than 345,000 enrolled for coverage

Here's the latest count: More than 345,000 people have obtained health insurance coverage through Washington state’s Healthplanfinder. More than 88,000 of those people (about 25 percent) bought commercial health insurance plans, while 257,000 enrolled for the first time in Medicaid plans. In addition, 259,000 current Medicaid patients have been able to re-enroll through the health exchange’s online insurance marketplace. Washington Health Benefit Exchange officials said another 87,000 people…