SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- Current Sources of Income and Employment Verification - Sources Sought Notice: Current Sources of Income and Employment Verification
- Notice Date
- 7/19/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541612
— Human Resources Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Acquisition and Grants Management, 7500 Security Blvd., C2-21-15, Baltimore, Maryland, 21244-1850
- ZIP Code
- 21244-1850
- Solicitation Number
- CMS-SSN-170456
- Archive Date
- 8/23/2016
- Point of Contact
- Jarrett L. Brown, Phone: 4107862814, Evelyn Dixon, Phone: 410-786-1561
- E-Mail Address
-
jarrett.brown@cms.hhs.gov, Evelyn.Dixon1@cms.hhs.gov
(jarrett.brown@cms.hhs.gov, Evelyn.Dixon1@cms.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Sources Sought Notice: Current Sources of Income and Employment Verification The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted to assist millions of Americans in obtaining affordable health care coverage through Marketplaces. A Marketplace is a competitive marketplace through which individuals and small businesses are able to purchase affordable private health insurance. Marketplaces serve as a one-stop shop where individuals are able to get information on their health insurance options, enroll in the plan of their choice, and be determined or assessed for eligibility for public programs/benefits, including Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and for advance payments of the premium tax credits (APTC) and cost-sharing reductions (CSR) to help lower the cost of private health insurance. To make eligibility determinations as accurately as possible, Marketplaces verify applicant information with entities that hold authoritative data sources. These entities include Federal and State agencies as well as commercial entities. Marketplaces will verify applicant information including information related to citizenship/immigration status, residency, access to minimum essential coverage, and income. Specifically, related to the verification of income, Section 1902(e)(14)(H) of the Social Security Act, as added by section 2002 of the Affordable Care Act, specifies that Medicaid eligibility will continue to be based on "point-in-time," or current monthly income, while eligibility for APTC and CSR is based on projected annual income. For determining eligibility for APTC/CSR, Marketplaces receive tax return data from the Internal Revenue Service. Marketplaces, State Medicaid/CHIP Agencies and the Basic Health Plan use current monthly income to support eligibility determinations for APTC/CSR, Medicaid/CHIP, and the Basic Health Plan. In addition, these agencies may check throughout the year for income information to determine if an individual's income has changed. In addition to supporting ACA-based eligibility determinations for insurance affordability programs, income information from the CSI requirement may also be used by states that determine eligibility for programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or food stamps) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). The income information from the CSI requirement will enable these states to determine eligibility for multiple programs based on one source of income data.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/HCFA/AGG/CMS-SSN-170456/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland, 21244, United States
- Zip Code: 21244
- Zip Code: 21244
- Record
- SN04187823-W 20160721/160719234753-ab93661dcb15ab80af8e66961dc18997 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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