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Health benefit exchange call center open seven days a week for expected enrollment peak LEXINGTON, Ky. (December 6, 2013) – Governor Steve Beshear has extended the hours for the call center supporting the Commonwealth’s health benefit exchange during what is expected to be a peak enrollment period. Administrators for the kynect health benefit exchange expect…

Sign-Up Saturday at libraries, Magic of Healthy Living with Radio Disney to help Kentuckians get needed information, enrollment help through kynect FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 3, 2013) – Kentuckians seeking information about affordable health care have new opportunities to learn more and get help signing up through two public events this month. Already, more than 65,000 Kentuckians…

Applications remain steady; more than 60,000 have enrolled since Oct. 1 FRANKFORT, KY.  (Nov. 27, 2013) – Kentucky’s health insurance exchange, kynect, is prepared for an expected surge in website traffic and new applications beginning Thanksgiving weekend. “Over the long holiday weekend, we expect families will talk about their health care options and even help…

Includes Constitutional Amendment Bill and Defining Legislation Frankfort, KY—Representative Larry Clark (D-Louisville) has filed two bills addressing expanded gaming in Kentucky.  BR 108 is a constitutional amendment that would let the people of Kentucky decide in the 2014 election whether to allow casino gaming.  Companion legislation, BR 109, outlines a plan to license and regulate…

41 percent of all enrollees on kynect are under 35 years old FRANKFORT, KY.  (Nov. 15, 2013) –  Thanks to kynect, nearly 48,000 Kentuckians are enrolled in new health insurance, and 41 percent of them are under the age of 35 – a rate that has held steady for several weeks.  Kentucky’s health exchange, kynect,…

The “America’s Legislators Back to School” program pairs local legislators with the students in their district for a discussion on the importance of government and public involvement in the political process. Representative Clark has participated in the program every year since it began more than a decade ago. As a volunteer in the National Conference…

41 percent of all enrollees are under 35 years old FRANKFORT, KY.  (Nov. 1, 2013) – Kentucky’s health exchange, kynect, enrolled about 1,000 Kentuckians each day into new health coverage in its first month of operation – about one-third of whom are under the age of 35. kynect has been hailed as a national model…

  Job fair- Thursday, November 7 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at  KYE’s in Jeffersonville, Indiana Employers and unions attending include: Walsh Construction Walsh Vinci Construction JV Milestone Construction RoadSafe Javier Steel Sweep-All Harmon Steel Patriot Engineering Operating Engineers Local Union 181 Electrical Local Union IBEW 369 Labors Local Union LIUNA 576 Labors Local…

On Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., local law enforcement will host a Prescription Drug Take-Back event at the CVS/pharmacy location at 4249 Outer Loop Road in Louisville. The event will give Louisville-area residents the opportunity to safely dispose of unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs. The event is being held…

93 percent of kynect visitors have pre-screened for eligibility for payment assistance, Medicaid FRANKFORT, Ky.  (Oct. 4, 2013) – More than 16,000 individuals and families in Kentucky are on their way to choosing an affordable health insurance plan.  That’s how many people have started applications on kynect, the state’s online health benefit exchange, since it…