Health News
- 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...
- Kentuckians Who Ran Into Problems Signing Up For Insurance On State Website Get A Second Chance Through April 11
Kentuckians who had trouble starting or completing their application during the open enrollment period can still apply for subsidies and purchase health coverage at Kynect.ky.gov through midnight April 11. This applies only to those who completed...
- Kynect Enrollment Accelerates As Monday Deadline Nears; Call Center To Be Open Form 8 To 4:30 Saturday And Sunday
Enrollment in coverage through the state's Kynect health-insurance exchange is accelerating as Monday's deadline for open enrollment approached. State officials reported Friday that the rate has surpassed 4,000 per day, bringing the total to more...
- Ky. Obamacare Enrollments Surpass 100,000; Medicaid Down To 74%; State Publishing Updated County-by-county Enrollment Data
As the 100,000th Kentuckian enrolled in health insurance under the federal health reform law, the state started releasing county-by county tabulations of people the state's health benefit exchange had enrolled in private health insurance (with and...
- A Simpler Way To Apply For Health Care
By Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services Posted April 30, 2013 Today, we take one more step toward meeting the promise of helping millions of Americans access quality, affordable health coverage. We have finalized the application...
Health News
Feds, state will allow mid-April enrollment for people who start but don't complete Obamacare applications by March 31
"The Obama administration has decided to give extra time to Americans who say that they are unable to enroll in health-care plans through the federal insurance marketplace by the March 31 deadline," The Washington Post reports. "Federal officials confirmed Tuesday evening that all consumers who have begun to apply for coverage on www.HealthCare.gov, but who do not finish by Monday, will have until about mid-April to ask for an extension."
The announcement will not change the policies and procedures of the Kentucky Health Benefits Exchange (branded as Kynect), said its executive director, Carrie Banahan. She said the exchange was already planning to enroll by April 15 people who had filed an application but not selected a plan by March 31, and will also enroll people who can show they tried to apply by March 31 but were prevented from doing so by a technical difficulty.
Here is more background from the Post.
The announcement will not change the policies and procedures of the Kentucky Health Benefits Exchange (branded as Kynect), said its executive director, Carrie Banahan. She said the exchange was already planning to enroll by April 15 people who had filed an application but not selected a plan by March 31, and will also enroll people who can show they tried to apply by March 31 but were prevented from doing so by a technical difficulty.
Here is more background from the Post.
- 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...
- Kentuckians Who Ran Into Problems Signing Up For Insurance On State Website Get A Second Chance Through April 11
Kentuckians who had trouble starting or completing their application during the open enrollment period can still apply for subsidies and purchase health coverage at Kynect.ky.gov through midnight April 11. This applies only to those who completed...
- Kynect Enrollment Accelerates As Monday Deadline Nears; Call Center To Be Open Form 8 To 4:30 Saturday And Sunday
Enrollment in coverage through the state's Kynect health-insurance exchange is accelerating as Monday's deadline for open enrollment approached. State officials reported Friday that the rate has surpassed 4,000 per day, bringing the total to more...
- Ky. Obamacare Enrollments Surpass 100,000; Medicaid Down To 74%; State Publishing Updated County-by-county Enrollment Data
As the 100,000th Kentuckian enrolled in health insurance under the federal health reform law, the state started releasing county-by county tabulations of people the state's health benefit exchange had enrolled in private health insurance (with and...
- A Simpler Way To Apply For Health Care
By Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services Posted April 30, 2013 Today, we take one more step toward meeting the promise of helping millions of Americans access quality, affordable health coverage. We have finalized the application...