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In reply to the discussion: OK. I found out about my identity verification problem with the ACA. [View all]Zorra
(27,670 posts)Experian rep asked me were basic personal information questions, ie, my reference number, my name, my date of birth, etc.
Those are the only type of questions he asked. There were no four questions, other than my name, date of birth, etc.
After I gave him that personal information, he told me that he could not verify my identity because I did not have a credit history for the past two years, and that I would have to call the call center to proceed further. I thought you were telling me that I got my name, date of birth, etc, wrong, which would definitely indicate that I was somewhat cognitively challenged.
There also seems to be something you are repeatedly failing to understand here:
I did not say that the Experian rep told me I had to have a credit card in order for him to verify my identity. I said, and these are direct quotes from the OP:
"I was told by an Experian representative that they cannot verify my identity unless I have used some type of credit within the past two years."
See? Not a single mention of a credit card?
Do you understand the difference between not having a credit card, and not using, or attempting to procure, any type of credit, such as a car loan, bank loan, etc? There are many more types of credit available than credit cards.
A common mistake many posters here are making is assuming that everyone's experiences with the healthcare.gov website, the call center, Experian, and other related items are the same or similar to theirs. They often appear to believe that just because their experience was relatively easy, that everyone who is trying to explain more difficult experiences is lying, stupid, or incompetent.
And the actual point of my OP is:
No one should be required to have their identity verified by a wealthy private interest in order to participate in a government legislated and mandated program.