Kentucky officials say heath care enrollments continue to climb
Source: Courier Journal
Enrollments for health care coverage under the federal Affordable Care Act have risen sharply in Kentucky since the Thanksgiving holiday and now exceed 84,400, officials said Friday.
The Beshear administration reported that 64,471 people have now enrolled in Medicaid and 20,951 have enrolled in a qualified health plan through the state’s health benefit exchange, kynect.
That represents a 40 percent jump since Thanksgiving and a 17 percent increase since last week.
Officials had predicted a surge in enrollments after the holiday as consumers finalize purchasing decisions ahead of the Dec. 23 deadline to begin coverage Jan. 1.
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