LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky advocates for health insurance accessibility are walking clients through “sticker shock” as open enrollment in the state’s Affordable Care Act marketplace shows the anticipated premium increases.

According to Kentucky Voices for Health Outreach and Enrollment Director Priscilla Easterling, over 100,000 people across the Commonwealth enrolled in Kynect, Kentucky’s ACA marketplace, in 2025. Kynect allows many families to shop for the most affordable healthcare coverage and offers enhanced premium tax credits for out-of-pocket costs.

Easterling said those people received notifications in early October that health insurance premiums were expected to increase for next year. Kynect opened enrollment for 2026 coverage on Nov. 1, and, on average, the coverage p

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