What do you need to verify identity on healthcare.gov?

[DebJ]

Presuming I will eventually be able to get to that point on the website, LOL.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

1. A vial of your own cord blood.

if you don't have it, you'll have to clone yourself, obtain that clone's cord blood, and submit that.

Yes, there are some hurdles.

[Fumesucker]

2. I think that's a bit extreme

Experian only wants what's best for you.

[VanillaRhapsody]

4. only if they cannot verify your info any other way...

checking Experian is a last resort...don't distort the situation.

[VanillaRhapsody]

5. By the way...employers are checking Experian too...

along the credit ratings of your facebook friends....just sayin'.

When you fill out a rental application...you guessed it...Experian

Everytime you take out new credit...Experian comes into play...you are being checked out against Experian on a regular

[Fumesucker]

9. Nearly every day it seems I find new reasons why I'm not on Farcebook

And as for credit, very few of the long term unemployed have that.

[Fumesucker]

6. I was under the impression that info from Experian is an integral part of the verification process

Is that incorrect?

[VanillaRhapsody]

7. yes you are....

its only if they cannot verify you any other way. For some people its the verification process that is taking so long...not necessarily through Experian

[Fumesucker]

10. So the ACA is not using income data from Experian?

I read here on DU recently that they have paycheck stub data week by week on tens of millions of Americans and that is being used as part of the verification process.

I have as much reason to believe that post as I do to believe yours.

[Junkdrawer]

3. Every win the Lottery?

That kind of luck. Otherwise, you'll need either:

1.) A "Reference Number"??? and a call to Experion. Be prepared for a 30 - 60 minute wait

2.) A PDF of a government issued ID. (Assuming the upload function is working that day.)

[ScreamingMeemie]

8. Here's the real answer. You will get to a page that asks you 4 questions.

The questions are multiple choice and will ask things like:

Our records show that you have previously lived on BlahBlah St. What city is BlahBlah St. located in?

You currently live on Overpriced Road. What county is Overpriced Road located in?

The funniest one I got (which was a none of the above answer) was:

You have purchased pet insurance in the past for one of your pets. Tell us the name of that pet. The names were ridiculous.

[DebJ]

12. Thanks. I finally got that far in the process. I got that same

bizarre question.

THE PROCESS WAS A PIECE OF CAKE. Verified immediately.
I was concerned with all the posts I've been reading.

[Zorra]

11. Maybe so Experian can report the addresses and phone numbers of debtors to debt collection agencies

Honestly, I cannot fathom the reasoning behind hiring a proven corrupt RW corporation to verify identities of people who wish to use a government service.

But I can totally understand the government wanting to know who was in the program. They should have used the IRS and Social Security Administration for this process.