Kynect health exchange enrollment period begins Nov. 1

Kentuckians can now start reviewing and comparing health insurance plans on the state-run exchange known as kynect.

Governor Andy Beshear relaunched the portal last year after it was shelved during the Bevin administration.

It allows Kentuckians to compare and purchase plans from insurance companies such as Anthem, Passport, United Healthcare and Aetna.

The enrollment period runs from November 1st to January 15th for coverage in 2022.

Beshear says the switch to kynect is expected to save Kentuckians at least $15 million a year.

People who buy commercial health plans through the federal site pay a surcharge on premiums, which will not continue with the state-based marketplace.

As of 2019, there were about 280,000 Kentuckians without health insurance.