From the Associated Press
In a pair of reports, the Health and Human Services inspector general found that key personal details submitted by many consumers do not match up with records the government has on file.
It also found shortcomings in the internal safeguards used by the federal insurance exchange and some state marketplaces to check the accuracy of information submitted by consumers. That's critically important, because it can affect an individual's eligibility for taxpayer-subsidized health insurance.
[A look at the Inspector General's Report reveals that 44% of the discrepancies involve "Citizenship/national status/lawful presence" and 33% "Income"]
The inspector general's inquiry was requested by congressional Republicans as a condition of ending the budget standoff that partially shut down the government last fall. Republicans say they are concerned that people who are not legally entitled to the law's government-subsidized private health insurance could nonetheless be getting it.
"The federal marketplace was generally incapable of resolving most inconsistencies," the report said.
Officials say that of those discrepancies which were cleared up most are cleared up in favor of the consumer. [DUH !]
The Report specifies how discrepancies may be resolved in the consumer's favor: i. the applicant supplies information, e.g. a Naturalization Certificate, ii. information is obtained from Data Hub [?] or other data sources, iii. the applicant's attestation.
Hmm, . . . the applicant's attestation. [Do that mean what DonDiego thinks that means?]
Anyway The Obama's plan is working pretty much as he planned.
In a pair of reports, the Health and Human Services inspector general found that key personal details submitted by many consumers do not match up with records the government has on file.
It also found shortcomings in the internal safeguards used by the federal insurance exchange and some state marketplaces to check the accuracy of information submitted by consumers. That's critically important, because it can affect an individual's eligibility for taxpayer-subsidized health insurance.
[A look at the Inspector General's Report reveals that 44% of the discrepancies involve "Citizenship/national status/lawful presence" and 33% "Income"]
The inspector general's inquiry was requested by congressional Republicans as a condition of ending the budget standoff that partially shut down the government last fall. Republicans say they are concerned that people who are not legally entitled to the law's government-subsidized private health insurance could nonetheless be getting it.
"The federal marketplace was generally incapable of resolving most inconsistencies," the report said.
Officials say that of those discrepancies which were cleared up most are cleared up in favor of the consumer. [DUH !]
The Report specifies how discrepancies may be resolved in the consumer's favor: i. the applicant supplies information, e.g. a Naturalization Certificate, ii. information is obtained from Data Hub [?] or other data sources, iii. the applicant's attestation.
Hmm, . . . the applicant's attestation. [Do that mean what DonDiego thinks that means?]
Anyway The Obama's plan is working pretty much as he planned.
