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Time Is Running Out to Sign Up for Health Insurance for Jan. 1 Through Kynect

Monday is the last day Kentuckians can use the healthcare exchange Kynect to get insurance effective by Jan. 1.

Open enrollment began last month. People who don’t sign up by Monday will have to wait until February or later for their new coverage to begin.

As of Monday, the agency has received more than 18,000 applications. Of those, 4,200 are new enrollees and 10,000 have been enrolled in Medicaid coverage. More than 70,000 people renewed coverage in November.

The governor’s office reports:


  • 194, 541 unique visitors viewing more than 3.6 million pages
  • 116,000 individuals have conducted preliminary screenings
  • 157,038 calls have been handles by the Kynect contact center
  • 11,374 new accounts have been created
  • 3,081 people have downloaded the new Kynect app
  • 17,966 new applications for coverage have been submitted
  • 10,017 have enrolled in Medicaid coverage
  • 15,140 individuals newly enrolled or renewed their enrollment in a qualified health plan
  • 2,597 individuals have enrolled in dental plans
  • 3,379 visitors to the Kynect store at Fayette Mall in Lexington have completed 1,549 applications for new coverage

Kentuckians can sign up for insurance through the health exchange at kynect.ky.gov or by calling (855) 4kynect (459-6328).

Carrie Banahan, executive director of Kynect, said aretail store in Lexington underwent renovations the last week in November in order to create more space for people interested in talking to a kynector and enrolling in the exchange.

“We set up booths where individuals could talk to their agent or kynector with partitions. We built out the back to allow more space for enrollment,” she said.

She said next year they hope to open stores in Louisville, and northern and western Kentucky.

Correction: This story has been changed to reflect the time period for enrollment in 2015.