Vitter Says Administration Giving Illegal Aliens Free Pass on Obamacare
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Vitter recently offered The Employee Health Care Protection Act which would allow healthcare plans currently available on the group market under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to continue to be offered through 2018. Senate Democrats blocked the legislation that the House has already passed 247 to 167.
CMS outlined a
HHS officials also said that a firm date has not been established for when coverage termination notices related to immigration would be sent. The department also has yet to act in a similar way on income-related inconsistencies. Although CMS said it was sticking to the
The text of the letter is below.
Administrator
Dear Administrator Tavenner,
I write with serious concerns regarding
In the CMS guidance, you outlined a
This latest extension to resolve inconsistencies within the 90-day required in statute sheds doubt on the Administration's commitment to ensure taxpayer funded credits are issued to eligible citizens of
1. What steps has CMS taken to communicate to individuals with immigration related consistencies? Specifically, what information did you request from them to resolve such issues?
2. What is the internal verification process CMS is using to validate information?
3. How long will the review process of these 310,000 applications take? Do you expect to resolve these issues prior to the next enrollment period starting
4. Will the
5. How many applications with immigration-related inconsistencies resulted from a computer malfunction on healthcare.gov?
6. How many applications with immigration-related inconsistencies were from individuals who are illegal immigrants residing in
7. If an individual's self-attested information fails to match federal data resources, will there be repercussions for falsifying documents to a government agency? Does CMS plan on sharing this information with other agencies that would enforce 18 U.S. Code Section 1001?
8. In August, the
It is critical as the Administration moves forward into Obamacare's second enrollment period that CMS dramatically improves the verification process in determining eligibility for taxpayer funded subsidies. Last year was nothing short of a disaster and as a result the Administration continues to bend the rules for people who did not comply with the law in the first place, with an exorbitant cost to the U.S. taxpayer. With millions of Americans losing their plans on the individual market and potentially millions more losing insurance on the small group markets in 2015, CMS has a responsibility to correctly issue credits to eligible Americans.
Sincerely,
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