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In reply to the discussion: My wife called the ACA verification line and after speaking to a rep she will not be proceeding any [View all]pnwmom
(108,973 posts)3. I hope you don't ever have to move then
because the driver's license bureaus in my area require similar info -- everything but the employment information. And of course they have to ask for that if you're trying to get a subsidy.
The Exchange is a government office. The government already has access to this info -- they're just making sure your wife is who she says she is. In other words, they're trying to stop people like your brother from stealing another person's identity.
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My wife called the ACA verification line and after speaking to a rep she will not be proceeding any [View all]
diabeticman
Oct 2013
OP
Legitimate concern but most any insurance asks for all this info except for birth cert.
kelliekat44
Oct 2013
#33
I had to send in my birth certificate when I applied for Social Security. I was scared I wouldn't
CTyankee
Oct 2013
#83
I don't have a problem giving government or their contractors that info, they already have it
Hoyt
Oct 2013
#4
When you give that info to your employer or Doctor's office you can hold them accountable IF
diabeticman
Oct 2013
#13
BUT you can hold the doctor's office or employer responsible IF your idenity is stolen from their
diabeticman
Oct 2013
#8
You wouldn't believe some of the cases she has heard in her duty of Federal Grand Jury. If has
diabeticman
Oct 2013
#14
i'm just saying that if you think you have privacy, you have another think coming.
ellenfl
Oct 2013
#128
what are you smoking? That ID would PROVE that you are who you say you are
Pretzel_Warrior
Oct 2013
#164
Sounds to me like the rep was trying to REGISTER her for a plan rather than
Drew Richards
Oct 2013
#6
Anywhere you get insurance you will be requried to provide proof of identity,
Agnosticsherbet
Oct 2013
#7
Again --as a I said above--You go to the hospital someone steals your info and uses it you can
diabeticman
Oct 2013
#16
It is if you take it to the point of denying yourself healthcare coverage. Nt
Barack_America
Oct 2013
#43
well you convience my wife. She is the type of person who doesn't sign up for store cards.
diabeticman
Oct 2013
#44
At some point if she wants the help she is going to have to give some information
Marrah_G
Oct 2013
#98
Or the place where you work, the school where you send your children, the DMV.
Agnosticsherbet
Oct 2013
#32
BUT when my wife gives that info to the employer they can be held accountable for someone
diabeticman
Oct 2013
#18
Edward Snowden! How about a few years back when laptops got stolen by military contractor that
diabeticman
Oct 2013
#21
But Sedona IF you or a employee stoled that info about your tenants would YOU not be held
diabeticman
Oct 2013
#26
My wife isn't that trusting. After a year of Federal Grand jury and the two slum lords we have had
diabeticman
Oct 2013
#48
Well, then enjoy your penalties, higher premiums, increased healthcare costs and shorter lifespan
Sedona
Oct 2013
#55
I knpw you aren't a slumlord but you know our history. and don't talk like we are repugs she is
diabeticman
Oct 2013
#61
You could have gone with "White people problems", "Thank you for your concern", or "where's my pony"
hughee99
Oct 2013
#134
You really have to do all that? I don't even have a copy of my birth certificate, and I haven't
liberal_at_heart
Oct 2013
#31
Then there needs to be help available for people to get their documentation.
liberal_at_heart
Oct 2013
#39
more like 4 months in order to make sure your coverage kicks in in time to avoid a fine.
liberal_at_heart
Oct 2013
#47
That's ironic because everything you mentioned was issued to her or created by the government
Lint Head
Oct 2013
#36
Yep. I'm not buying it. But I've offered him a list of places to apply in person.
DevonRex
Oct 2013
#50
OK. I can get you a place to apply IN PERSON. Will that help? 38 places in PA alone.
DevonRex
Oct 2013
#46
Hey my wife has no facebook account. She doesn't sign up for store cars and she is very concern
diabeticman
Oct 2013
#56
The Government has all this information on file in various departments. THEY R verifying U R U. nt
Tigress DEM
Oct 2013
#49
Umm.. i dont recall one single private insurance i ever had that didnt ask for my ID.
darkangel218
Oct 2013
#51
I was frustrated by the website, so I called the toll free #, and the rep. took my application.
Denninmi
Oct 2013
#53
Plain stupidity, those types of information are standard for any health insurance.
DrewFlorida
Oct 2013
#54
My wife is a liberal! You want to call us trolls that's fine but we know we are not! and my wife's
diabeticman
Oct 2013
#62
like getting stabbed by a unicorn. The fear is real but impractical and not based in reality
TeamPooka
Oct 2013
#70
With all due respect, don't you think you're being a little melodramatic?
PragmaticLiberal
Oct 2013
#110
Anyone who has ever filled out and application for Medicaid, or other welfare program has to
jwirr
Oct 2013
#68
I expect that the OP has no problem providing those things on their tax forms
MannyGoldstein
Oct 2013
#101
Yeah, how would someone know a letter addressed to the IRS would have sensitive information. (nt)
jeff47
Oct 2013
#130
... and still, no sourcing for your information RE: what is acceptable documentation to register.
moriah
Oct 2013
#147
The elderly are covered by Medicare, no ACA involved at all. To get that Medicare one has
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2013
#109
People can find places to sign up in person by using this clickable map:
PoliticAverse
Oct 2013
#121
Um, the Federal Gov already has her SSN, and the state has her SSN and driver's license
magical thyme
Oct 2013
#106
Um, but not the employee on the other end of the line, possibly a prison inmate or foreign employee.
AnotherMcIntosh
Oct 2013
#114
The first words in the OP: "My wife called the ACA verification LINE ..." (emphasis added)
AnotherMcIntosh
Oct 2013
#157
Saying that there have been identity thefts in the past should not comfort anyone, nor should
AnotherMcIntosh
Oct 2013
#160
The fact that "everybody knows ... " means we should learn from our experiences, not ignore them.
AnotherMcIntosh
Oct 2013
#166
that doesn't mean you stop living to keep from having your identity stolen.
magical thyme
Oct 2013
#167
the OP is about someone who refuses to sign up for ACA because of concerns about ID theft
magical thyme
Oct 2013
#171
Obviously. It also should be obvious that it is a false equivalency to equate "stop living" with
AnotherMcIntosh
Oct 2013
#173
hardly. I gave many examples of day to day living that require giving up your SSN.
magical thyme
Oct 2013
#174
Who is receiving this information? Prison inmates hired by private companies. Employees in foreign
AnotherMcIntosh
Oct 2013
#112
They wont do it in person either. Folks upthread have given the info how to do it in person.
stevenleser
Oct 2013
#177
Good luck getting private insurance without having to give out that information.
Downtown Hound
Oct 2013
#131
If I read this correctly, they didn't ask for much more than a credit check.
chelsea0011
Oct 2013
#133
Nearly anything you do that requires you to be identified needs something like an drivers license/ID
penultimate
Oct 2013
#156
are you serious? You've probably given 10 times that info to big corporations
Pretzel_Warrior
Oct 2013
#162
never applied for a loan? the bank will ask for all of that as well as your assets and credit score
arely staircase
Oct 2013
#165
I have to give a copy of my DL and SS card when I am hired. They only want one. NBD
Tuesday Afternoon
Oct 2013
#172