As health exchanges launched October 1 including the federally-run exchange and other state-based exchanges, we need to celebrate that Kentucky’s exchange, kynect, has been highlighted as a unique success story. As a reminder, health exchanges are online marketplaces where individuals and small businesses can compare insurance plans and enroll in the health coverage that best fits their needs. Some states, including Kentucky, created state-run exchanges, while many states deferred to the exchange set up by [...]

This post originally appeared as an op-ed in the Herald Leader. You can find online it here. Enrollment for Kentucky's health insurance marketplace, Kynect.ky.gov, begins today. That means the news will soon be full of stories about successes and failures, quotes about hopes and fears, and predictions about deliverance and disaster. Wherever you stand on the law, and whether you call it the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare, there should be something we can all agree [...]

Today kicks off a 6-month open enrollment period when families can start comparing their options in a new, competitive health insurance marketplace called kynect in Kentucky. If you don’t have access to health insurance through an employer or Medicare, you can go to kynect to see if you are eligible for Medicaid or discounted private insurance. You can select a plan that your family is eligible for and also one that fits your family’s needs. [...]

Over the last several years, more and more agencies and governing bodies throughout Kentucky have passed comprehensive smoke-free laws for Kentucky citizens. On September 11th, 2013, the Northern Kentucky District Board of Health endorsed Smoke-Free Kentucky’s initiative to prohibit smoking in all worksites. According to the NKY Health Department News Release, the NKY District Board of Health not only endorses comprehensive smoke-free laws but will also partner with Smoke-Free Kentucky on the campaign to expand [...]