Medicaid Eligibility Alert

During the COVID-19 emergency, a major change has been made to Medicaid eligibility.

If you know of anyone who has been laid off and does not have health coverage, please have them contact the PACS kynect team. If you have been laid off, never had insurance before, or think you might meet Medicaid eligibility, please contact us.

kynect health coverage assistance

Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange

The Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange is a division within the Office of Health Data and Analytics with the primary responsibility to administer the provisions of the Affordable Care Act for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

The Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange provides support and resources for Kentuckians to enroll in health coverage and learn what financial assistance they may be eligible for. The team of kynect staff at PACS can help clients complete applications and find affordable, quality health coverage, including Qualified Health Plans or Medicaid coverage.

Find Your Region

  • Pennyrile Region 1: Caldwell, Crittenden, Livingston and Lyon counties
  • Pennyrile Region 2: Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Todd and Trigg counties

Kentucky health coverage enrollment assistance

Get Help Enrolling

For help with enrolling, call (800) 264-0643 or contact one of our kynectors.

Michelle Pendleton

Phone: 270-348-0068
Email: Michelle.m@pacs-ky.org
Service Area: All counties

Teresa Newton

Phone: 270-348-0477
Email: Teresa.venable@pacs-ky.org
Service Area: Christian County

Audra Durham

Phone: 270-348-6020
Email: Audra.baker@pacs-ky.org
Service Area: Trigg and Caldwell counties

Kelsey Peters

Phone: 270-498-4727
Email: Kelsey.peters@pacs-ky.org
Service Area: Lyon, Livingston and Crittenden counties

Deborah Ellison

Phone: 270-839-9268
Email: Deborah.ellison@pacs-ky.org
Service Area: Muhlenberg and Hopkins counties

Kayla Sturgill

Phone: 270-839-6603
Email: kayla.sturgill@pacs-ky.org
Service Area: Todd County

Program Director

Josh Wilhelm
josh.wilhelm@pacs-ky.org