Kynect opens special enrollment period March 2-April 30 to give people without health insurance a chance to avoid tax penalty

Kynect opens special enrollment period March 2-April 30 to give people without health insurance a chance to avoid tax penalty

Unknown 11:32 AM health insurance, health reform, insurance coverage, insurance exchange, Kynect, Medicaid, obamacare, taxes

The state health-insurance exchange, Kynect , is reopening enrollment in March and April to allow signups by Kentuckians who discovered that...

Almost 103,000 Kentuckians now on private health insurance through Kynect, state says

Almost 103,000 Kentuckians now on private health insurance through Kynect, state says

Unknown 10:13 AM Affordable Care Act, health insurance, health reform, insurance coverage, insurance exchange, Kynect, obamacare

More than 158,000 Kentuckians signed up for private health insurance or Medicaid coverage in the second round of open enrollment under the f...

Thousands of Kentuckians face federal tax penalty for not having health insurance

Thousands of Kentuckians face federal tax penalty for not having health insurance

Unknown 7:56 AM Affordable Care Act, health insurance, insurance coverage, insurance exchange, Kynect, Medicaid, obamacare

"Thousands of Kentuckians might face a penalty this tax season for failing to sign up for health insurance during 2014," Mary Meeh...

Feb. 15 is deadline to get health insurance; those who don't can be penalized up to 2 percent of their annual income

Feb. 15 is deadline to get health insurance; those who don't can be penalized up to 2 percent of their annual income

Unknown 2:16 PM health insurance, health reform, insurance exchange, Kynect, Medicaid, state government, taxes

Sunday, Feb. 15 at 11:59 p.m. is the deadline to buy private, subsidized health insurance through Kynect, the state-run marketplace created ...

Kynect private-insurance enrollment runs through Feb. 15; exchange works to get taxpayers information to prove coverage

Kynect private-insurance enrollment runs through Feb. 15; exchange works to get taxpayers information to prove coverage

Unknown 4:24 PM Affordable Care Act, health insurance, health reform, insurance exchange, Kynect, Medicaid, obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, taxes

With the close of open enrollment coming Feb. 15, state officials are making a final push to get Kentuckians to enroll in Medicaid or buy pr...

Penalty for those without health insurance in 2015 will be significantly higher than for 2014; Feb. 15 is deadline to sign up

Penalty for those without health insurance in 2015 will be significantly higher than for 2014; Feb. 15 is deadline to sign up

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Wall Street Journal photo illustration One aspect of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act supporters don't spend much time ta...

Only 1/4 of estimated number eligible for subsidized, private health insurance through Kynect have signed up for it

Only 1/4 of estimated number eligible for subsidized, private health insurance through Kynect have signed up for it

Unknown 7:22 AM health insurance, health reform, insurance exchange, Kynect, Medicare

While 85,000 people are covered by private health plans through Kynect , that's only one-fourth of the 340,000 that state officials esti...

Kentuckians with health insurance are more likely to have heard about Kynect than those without insurance, poll finds

Kentuckians with health insurance are more likely to have heard about Kynect than those without insurance, poll finds

Unknown 9:07 PM health insurance, insurance exchange, obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, poll

The 10 percent of Kentuckians who remain without health insurance are less likely to have heard much about Kynect, the state health-insuranc...

Dec. 15 is deadline for Jan. 1 Kynect coverage; final deadline in second open enrollment is Feb. 15

Dec. 15 is deadline for Jan. 1 Kynect coverage; final deadline in second open enrollment is Feb. 15

Unknown 7:30 PM Affordable Care Act, health insurance, insurance coverage, insurance exchange, Kynect, obamacare

Kentuckians can sign up for coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act through  Kynect , Kentucky's health insurance ...

If you have a Kynect policy, or are buying one, shop around to get the best deal; prices and tax credits change each year

If you have a Kynect policy, or are buying one, shop around to get the best deal; prices and tax credits change each year

Unknown 2:24 PM Affordable Care Act, health insurance, insurance exchange, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Obamacare customers in Kentucky probably need to shop around the Kynect health insurance marketplace if they want to get a better deal this...

Kynect policyholders get premium notices, are urged to check website to see if a better deal is available

Kynect policyholders get premium notices, are urged to check website to see if a better deal is available

Unknown 7:27 PM health insurance, health reform, insurance exchange, obamacare

The 80,000-plus Kentuckians who bought private health insurance during the first open enrollment period under the federal health-reform law ...

Carrie Banahan, director of Kynect, is named one of Governing magazine's nine Public Officials of the Year

Carrie Banahan, director of Kynect, is named one of Governing magazine's nine Public Officials of the Year

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Carrie Banahan, executive director of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange , has been selected by Governing magazine as one of nine 2014 Pub...

Kynect enrollment for private, subsidized insurance reopens; previous enrollees should check website and re-enroll

Kynect enrollment for private, subsidized insurance reopens; previous enrollees should check website and re-enroll

Unknown 4:31 PM Affordable Care Act, health insurance, insurance coverage, insurance deductibles, insurance exchange, Kynect, Medicaid, state government, taxes

By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's second annual open enrollment period has started...

Second round of private insurance enrollment under Obamacare starts Nov. 15; rates estimated to rise an average of 4.6%

Second round of private insurance enrollment under Obamacare starts Nov. 15; rates estimated to rise an average of 4.6%

Unknown 3:59 PM health insurance, health reform, insurance, insurance coverage, insurance exchange, Medicaid, obamacare, state government

Enrollment reopens Saturday, Nov. 15, for health insurance under the federal health-reform law and the state insurance exchange, known as Ky...

Sen. Mitch McConnell faces diverse pressures on the question of repealing the federal health-reform law

Sen. Mitch McConnell faces diverse pressures on the question of repealing the federal health-reform law

Unknown 12:04 PM elections, federal spending, health insurance, health reform, insurance exchange, obamacare, politics

Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he still wants to get rid of Obamacare, and the Kentuckian is "under rapidly incre...

Exit poll: Half of voters say Kynect works well, but almost as many say Obamacare went too far; 45% favor pot legalization

Exit poll: Half of voters say Kynect works well, but almost as many say Obamacare went too far; 45% favor pot legalization

Unknown 7:54 PM elections, health insurance, health reform, insurance exchange, politics, poll

An exit poll of voters in Tuesday's election showed that half of them thought the state's health-insurance exchange, Kynect, is work...

Most Kentuckians who bought health insurance on Kynect will pay higher premiums next year

Most Kentuckians who bought health insurance on Kynect will pay higher premiums next year

Unknown 7:19 PM Affordable Care Act, doctors, governor, health insurance, insurance coverage, insurance exchange, Kynect, Medicaid, Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, politics

Most premiums for private health insurance purchased through Kentucky's health insurance exchange, Kynect , will increase in 2015. Most ...

In a report for PBS, KET's Renee Shaw looks at the influence of health-care reform on the U.S. Senate race

In a report for PBS, KET's Renee Shaw looks at the influence of health-care reform on the U.S. Senate race

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Kentucky is a state "where both the economy and health care poll as high issues and where the state’s exchange under the health care ...

In Senate race, McConnell and Grimes differ on health care

In Senate race, McConnell and Grimes differ on health care

Unknown 7:22 AM elections, health insurance, health reform, insurance exchange, obamacare, politics, polls

By Cheyene Miller University of Kentucky School of Journalism and Telecommunications                The U.S. Senate race between Republican ...

Kentuckians like Kynect coverage as long as it's not called 'Obamacare,' and some don't like to talk about it

Kentuckians like Kynect coverage as long as it's not called 'Obamacare,' and some don't like to talk about it

Unknown 7:04 AM elections, health care access, health insurance, health policy, insurance exchange, Medicaid, obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, politics

By Molly Burchett Kentucky Health News Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will never hurt you -- unless you're talking ab...