Youre not telling us whether or not youre proactively determining whether, say, an under 26yearold is actually eligible for the subsidies youre trying to sell them and the problem is once we learn whether or not they were eligible and if they werent, people in good faith will be signing up for subsidies that theyre not eligible for. I think youre asking a different question, which is are we doing 100 Income Verification on everyone. And subsidy eligibility verification. Yes. So part of the question in the application process is are you depending on your parents, on your parents tax plan so that is part of the questioning that goes on and if so we move them in that direction. More importantly, part of what youre asking is the Income Verification, which is done in 100 of the cases. Im not asking about Income Verification. Okay. Im asking if a person signs up, were they offered credible employer insurance, because the mandate has been delayed, you dont have that Verification Tool so you h
0 under age 26, including the fact that you re basically completing this application under penalty of perjury, it s very clear there s also help instructions on each site to explain each process. what is credible employer coverage, what happens if you re under 26. it is all available on the website. so if they get it wrong, they re the one that s going to get taxed. time s expired. mr. lewis. thank you very much, mr. chairman. thank you, madam administrator, for being here good morning, everybody. i m thomas roberts as msnbc headquarters here in new york. we ve been watching the house ways and means committee this morning with the hearing of marilyn tavenner being in the hot seat. she is the person head of the centers for medicare and medicaid services, also known as the quarterback of obama care. she is the first up to bat today. tomorrow will be health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius. as we ve been watching all morning long, marilyn tavenner has been trying t