​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​kynect Resident Reference Guides and Videos

The following reference guides and videos are here to help Kentuckians with getting started on kynect, how to complete various tasks (including completing an application), and how to manage their case and benefits. 

Fact Sheets​

The following fact sheets are provided to help you get and understand health coverage. ​​​​​​

Health Insurance

• Advance Premium Tax Credit
  
• 1095 A Fact Sheet​
  
• COBRA Fact Sheet​
  
• Contact Information for Qualified Health Plans
• Cost Sharing Reductions
  
• Cost Sharing Reductions (Espanol)
  
• Coverage Effective Dates
• Dental Insurance
• Employer Insurance Affordability​​
  
• Employer Insurance Affordability (Espanol)
• Failure to Reconcile
• Health Insurance Plans
  
• Health Reimbursement Agreements (HRAs)
  
• High Deductible Health Plans and Health Savings Accounts​​
  
• Insurance Terms
  
• Medicaid Unwinding Special Enrollment    (Espanol)​​​
  
• Payments and Due Dates
  
• PayNow Fact Sheet
  
• Shopping for Health Insurance​    PDF​
  

• Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP)​
  

• Small Business Tax Credit
  
• ​Vision Coverage​

• Why My Individual Contribution May Be Lower or Higher
  

Medicaid & Medicare​

• Countable and Non-Countable Income for MAGI Medicaid​
  
• Medicare and kynect health coverage
• Medicare and kynect health coverage (Espanol)
• Medicaid and the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program (KCHIP)
  
• Medicare Savings Program​
  

Enrollment & Eligibility​

• Enrollment Checklist
  
• Federal Poverty Level Chart (Updated - 2023)​​
  
• Special Enrollment​    PDF​​​​
  
• Special Enrollment (Espanol)
  
• Special Enrollment Details 2023
• Exceptional Special Enrollment (ESE) Fact Sheet
  

Other Benefit Programs

• Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)
  
• Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (KTAP)
  
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)​
  

Miscellaneous​

• Immigrant Population Health Coverage​   PDF​​​
• Native American
  
• Natural Disasters​​​​​​
• Public Charge Rule
• Vocabulary and Acronyms
  

​​​kynect Reference Guides 

• Reporting a change to your information
• How to upload documents
• ​Using the Resident Dashboard
• Adding kynectors and insurance agents to your account
• Adding individual Authorized Representatives to your account
• Adding organizational Authorized Representatives to your account
• Searching for a kynector
• Viewing, downloading and request a Medicaid ID Card
• Enrolling in a Qualified Health Plan with an Enrollment Manager
• kynect Benefits FAQ 

                     

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