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- Kynect Opens Special Enrollment Period March 2-april 30 To Give People Without Health Insurance A Chance To Avoid Tax Penalty
The state health-insurance exchange, Kynect, is reopening enrollment in March and April to allow signups by Kentuckians who discovered that not having health insurance means they have to pay a federal tax penalty. ?We believe that many Kentuckians did...
- Obamacare Deadline Is Extended For Those Who Had Technical Problems; State May Also Extend It For Those Facing A Tax Penalty
Were you unable to sign up for Kynect health insurance by the Sunday deadline because of technical problems? You now have until Feb. 28 to sign up. "And like other states and the federal government, Kentucky officials are also considering a 'special...
- Kynect Policyholders Get Premium Notices, Are Urged To Check Website To See If A Better Deal Is Available
The 80,000-plus Kentuckians who bought private health insurance during the first open enrollment period under the federal health-reform law are getting letters notifying them of their new premium and subsidy amounts. Most policies will cost more, and...
- Kynect Enrollment For Private, Subsidized Insurance Reopens; Previous Enrollees Should Check Website And Re-enroll
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's second annual open enrollment period has started and brings with it many changes. Kentuckians can use Kynect, the state?s health insurance exchange, to purchase...
- Second Round Of Private Insurance Enrollment Under Obamacare Starts Nov. 15; Rates Estimated To Rise An Average Of 4.6%
Enrollment reopens Saturday, Nov. 15, for health insurance under the federal health-reform law and the state insurance exchange, known as Kynect. In the second year of what is typically called Obamacare, there will be new insurers, new rates, a shorter...
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Dec. 15 is deadline for Jan. 1 Kynect coverage; final deadline in second open enrollment is Feb. 15
Kentuckians can sign up for coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act through Kynect, Kentucky's health insurance exchange, through Feb. 15. But to be covered on Jan. 1, you must sign up by Dec. 15.
Coverage for those who miss the Dec. 15 deadline and sign up between Dec. 16 and Jan. 15, will begin on Feb. 1. Those who enroll between Jan. 15 and the Feb. 15 deadline will have a March 1 effective date.
Nearly 18,000 new applications have been filed since open enrollment began Nov. 15, with more expected to sign up in the coming days, state officials told Chris Kenning of The Courier-Journal. It has not yet been determined how many of these applicants were for Medicaid and how many were for private plans.
This year, the penalty for not having coverage in 2015 will rise from $95 per adult, or 1 percent of household income, to $325 per adult or 2 percent of household income, whichever is greater.
And if you are one of the 80,000 Kentuckians who purchased private plans last year that will be automatically re-enrolled, changes in subsidies and premium amounts may cause an increase in your plan cost so it is important for this group to re-evaluate their plans this year, Kenning writes.
"You could get a bigger subsidy, a lower monthly cost, or more network options if you shop again," Carrie Banahan, executive director of Kynect, told Kenning.
Officials estimate 290,000 Kentuckians are potentially eligible for subsidies with the Affordable Care Act, Kenning reports. Subsides are based on income, but are capped at $46,680 for individuals and $95,400 for a family of four.
He offers these examples of how subsidies might work: a 35-year-old single parent of two who earns $35,000 per year could get a monthly subsidy of $240; or a retired couple with $50,000 in income could get a $526 monthly subsidy.
To examine Kynect options, visit https://kynect.ky.gov or call 1-855-4kynect (459-6328)
Coverage for those who miss the Dec. 15 deadline and sign up between Dec. 16 and Jan. 15, will begin on Feb. 1. Those who enroll between Jan. 15 and the Feb. 15 deadline will have a March 1 effective date.
This year, the penalty for not having coverage in 2015 will rise from $95 per adult, or 1 percent of household income, to $325 per adult or 2 percent of household income, whichever is greater.
And if you are one of the 80,000 Kentuckians who purchased private plans last year that will be automatically re-enrolled, changes in subsidies and premium amounts may cause an increase in your plan cost so it is important for this group to re-evaluate their plans this year, Kenning writes.
"You could get a bigger subsidy, a lower monthly cost, or more network options if you shop again," Carrie Banahan, executive director of Kynect, told Kenning.
Officials estimate 290,000 Kentuckians are potentially eligible for subsidies with the Affordable Care Act, Kenning reports. Subsides are based on income, but are capped at $46,680 for individuals and $95,400 for a family of four.
He offers these examples of how subsidies might work: a 35-year-old single parent of two who earns $35,000 per year could get a monthly subsidy of $240; or a retired couple with $50,000 in income could get a $526 monthly subsidy.
To examine Kynect options, visit https://kynect.ky.gov or call 1-855-4kynect (459-6328)
- Kynect Opens Special Enrollment Period March 2-april 30 To Give People Without Health Insurance A Chance To Avoid Tax Penalty
The state health-insurance exchange, Kynect, is reopening enrollment in March and April to allow signups by Kentuckians who discovered that not having health insurance means they have to pay a federal tax penalty. ?We believe that many Kentuckians did...
- Obamacare Deadline Is Extended For Those Who Had Technical Problems; State May Also Extend It For Those Facing A Tax Penalty
Were you unable to sign up for Kynect health insurance by the Sunday deadline because of technical problems? You now have until Feb. 28 to sign up. "And like other states and the federal government, Kentucky officials are also considering a 'special...
- Kynect Policyholders Get Premium Notices, Are Urged To Check Website To See If A Better Deal Is Available
The 80,000-plus Kentuckians who bought private health insurance during the first open enrollment period under the federal health-reform law are getting letters notifying them of their new premium and subsidy amounts. Most policies will cost more, and...
- Kynect Enrollment For Private, Subsidized Insurance Reopens; Previous Enrollees Should Check Website And Re-enroll
By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's second annual open enrollment period has started and brings with it many changes. Kentuckians can use Kynect, the state?s health insurance exchange, to purchase...
- Second Round Of Private Insurance Enrollment Under Obamacare Starts Nov. 15; Rates Estimated To Rise An Average Of 4.6%
Enrollment reopens Saturday, Nov. 15, for health insurance under the federal health-reform law and the state insurance exchange, known as Kynect. In the second year of what is typically called Obamacare, there will be new insurers, new rates, a shorter...