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Uninsured consumers can now go online at healthcare.gov to create a personal account as a first step to getting health coverage under Obamacare, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Monday.

While consumers will have to wait for the marketplace of insurance plans and premiums to open, they can at least establish a username and password.

Open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act, Obamacare’s official name, is Oct. 1., According to an Associated Press report, Sebelius insisted the government will be ready to “flip the switch on Oct. 1″ although even some in the administration suggest that isn’t a sure bet. A Spanish-language marketplace is also planned.

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