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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 their applications by March 31. All individuals must select a plan by midnight April 15, with coverage beginning May 1, according to a state press release.
?This will be the last chance for most people to sign up for private health plans and possibly receive discounts until the fall open enrollment period,? Carrie Banahan, executive director of Kynect, said in the release. ?We strongly encourage those who still need to select a plan to do so as soon as possible. Those who have started applications should work to complete them quickly too, to reduce possible wait times toward the end of the grace period.?
To sign up during the special enrollment period, you will be asked to attest that you attempted to complete an application by March 31, and had problems doing so. When you connect to the Kynect website, there will be a button to select when the special enrollment screen comes up.
Kentuckians who need assistance can also contact the Kynect call center at 1-855-4kynect weekdays from 7 a.m. to midnight Eastern time or from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern time Saturday and Sunday. They can also search at Kynect.ky.gov to find a Kynector or insurance agent who can assist them with enrollment, or visit a local Department for Community Based Services office.
Individuals who qualify for Medicaid can apply at any time. But only those who experience a qualifying event, such as the loss of employer-sponsored health insurance coverage, will be able to purchase private health plans.
The next open enrollment period begins Nov. 15, 2014.
More than 370,000 Kentuckians have enrolled in new health coverage through Hynect between Oct. 1 and March 31. This is more than 1 out of every 12 Kentuckians, or 8.6 percent of the state?s population, according to the release.
This applies only to those who completed their applications by March 31. All individuals must select a plan by midnight April 15, with coverage beginning May 1, according to a state press release.
?This will be the last chance for most people to sign up for private health plans and possibly receive discounts until the fall open enrollment period,? Carrie Banahan, executive director of Kynect, said in the release. ?We strongly encourage those who still need to select a plan to do so as soon as possible. Those who have started applications should work to complete them quickly too, to reduce possible wait times toward the end of the grace period.?
To sign up during the special enrollment period, you will be asked to attest that you attempted to complete an application by March 31, and had problems doing so. When you connect to the Kynect website, there will be a button to select when the special enrollment screen comes up.
Kentuckians who need assistance can also contact the Kynect call center at 1-855-4kynect weekdays from 7 a.m. to midnight Eastern time or from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern time Saturday and Sunday. They can also search at Kynect.ky.gov to find a Kynector or insurance agent who can assist them with enrollment, or visit a local Department for Community Based Services office.
Individuals who qualify for Medicaid can apply at any time. But only those who experience a qualifying event, such as the loss of employer-sponsored health insurance coverage, will be able to purchase private health plans.
The next open enrollment period begins Nov. 15, 2014.
More than 370,000 Kentuckians have enrolled in new health coverage through Hynect between Oct. 1 and March 31. This is more than 1 out of every 12 Kentuckians, or 8.6 percent of the state?s population, according to the release.
- 3,047 Got Private Health Insurance In Special March-april Signup Designed To Avoid Or Reduce Tax Penalty For Not Being Covered
More than 3,000 Kentuckians signed up for health coverage during a special March-April enrollment period that allowed them to avoid or reduce tax penalties for being uninsured. "At the Feb. 15 close of the 2015 open enrollment period, 158,685 individuals...
- 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...
- Almost 103,000 Kentuckians Now On Private Health Insurance Through Kynect, State Says
More than 158,000 Kentuckians signed up for private health insurance or Medicaid coverage in the second round of open enrollment under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The signup total of 158,685 as of Feb. 19 included almost 103,000...
- 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...
- State Will Reopen Health-insurance Enrollment For Eight Days, Starting Friday, Citing Heavy Demand
Kentucky will extend its deadline to sign up for insurance under federal health reform, citing a surge of last minute applications. Gov. Steve Beshear announced Tuesday that Kentuckians will be able to enroll from Friday, April 4 through Friday, April...