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Kentucky is officially relaunching “kynect” and the new version also allows individuals to apply for multiple state programs, including health insurance.
Governor Andy Beshear announced the new kynect offers expanded benefits, enhanced usability, a new mobile-friendly format and helps to ready the commonwealth for the return of the state-based exchange, scheduled for enrollment in 2021 to begin the exchange in January 2022.
The portal offers access to the national health benefit exchange; access to enrollment through the state, including Medicaid, the Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance program and the Kentucky Integrated Health Insurance Premium Payment program. Qualified families can now also access SNAP food assistance benefits and family and childcare assistance programs.
Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman is a former educator and says she’s seen the results of families not having access to healthcare and proper nutrition.
Health and Family Services Cabinet Secretary Eric Friedlander believes the new kynect will provide a central location online for Kentuckians to apply for the services they need.
The new website can be found at kynect.ky.gov and it has pages for health coverage, benefits and resources.