Important information about identity (ID) proofing
What is ID proofing? ID proofing is one of the first steps of the process to apply for health coverage through the Health Connector website and is required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). ID proofing is used to verify your identity by asking you customized questions based on your personal and financial history to protect your privacy and information and prevent fraud. Id proofing is performed through external services How ID proofing works To protect your personal information, you have to take a few steps to verify your identity before you can complete an application. First you will provide information when you create your profile. This information will be used for the first step of ID proofing. Once your information is verified, the ID proofing process will ask you questions that only you would be likely to know the answers to, based on your financial accounts and personal information in your credit report. This process is meant to prevent an unauthorized person from creating an account and applying for health coverage in your name without your knowledge. The ID proofing service will show you several multiple choice questions for you to answer. These questions will be based on Credit and Non-Credit information. Sample question types include: Auto Loan Lender (Credit) Previous Street Name (Non-Credit) Last 4 digits SSN (Non-Credit) Employer Name (Credit) Year of Birth (Credit) Previous Address (Non-Credit) Previous Phone Number (Non-Credit) If your identity cannot be verified online, we need to receive proper documentation such as [...]