The deadline to get health insurance using the federal marketplace is Saturday
Coverage bought during the enrollment period begins
Plans bought during previous years will automatically roll over, but renewing the application can lead to more savings, said
People who have not yet signed up via the federal exchange will not be able to enroll for 2019 coverage after
The latest figures show the number of people using the marketplace to enroll this year is down 16 percent from last year, Slone said.
"Our biggest issue right now is people don't understand that there is that cutoff date," Slone said of the deadline.
Because the
Nationally, enrollment figures for the marketplace are down 10 percent from last year, but those figures typically jump near the end of the year as automatic re-enrollments are counted.
For people or families requiring additional help finding health insurance,
As the number of people using the federal marketplace lags behind last year, so has the number of Kentuckians enrolling in Medicaid.
According to a November report from the liberal-leaning
State officials estimate a more conservative drop of about 54,000 people.
"In any case, 54,000 or 97,000, it's a lot of people, and for the most part it's because people's incomes are rising," said
Since the Medicaid expansion in 2014, the number of Kentuckians without insurance fell dramatically, from 14.9 percent in 2013 to 5.5 percent in 2016.
According to another report from the
Still, some health care advocates have warned the Gov.
The new rules require "able-bodied adults" to prove they have worked or volunteered 80 hours each month to continue receiving coverage.
"We're making it harder for people to access these benefits. We're making it more complicated, more confusing," Beauregard said. "We know that they're worried, they're confused, and a lot of people are probably considering whether it's worth it."
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