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| https://web.archive.org/web/20140308023332/http://renacci.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&itemid=825 | Renacci Sends Letter To Secretary Sebelius Requesting Status Of 834 Transmission Form Fixes | 2013-12-10 | 2013 | 2013-12 | Republican | House | OH | Jim Renacci | R000586 | web.archive.org | legacy | Rep. Jim Renacci (OH-16) today sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius requesting information regarding problems with the 834 EDI transmission form, a back-end reporting tool that is central to health insurers and the successful enrollment of many Ohioans and Americans across the country who are signing up for health care plans through the exchanges. The 834 EDI transmission form plays an integral role in an individual’s or family’s successful enrollment in the exchanges, as intended by the architects who designed the President’s health care law. The form contains everything that the insurance company needs to know about the policy holder in order to complete a successful enrollment in a health care plan. However, insurance companies across the country have reported numerous errors, including duplicate enrollments and illegible files, in the 834 transmission forms they are receiving from applicants. This means that though many people may think they have successfully enrolled in a plan, their data was not properly sent via the 834 transmission form – leaving Americans uninsured without them knowing it. Though the Administration has vowed to correct its problem-plagued website, it remains quiet on the status of the 834 errors. “The President’s health care law has driven up costs, reduced choices, and resulted in the cancellation of over five million health care plans that the President promised the American people they could keep. Though it is disappointing that the Administration spent $600 million and three years on a system that does not work, it is even more disconcerting that it is not forthcoming regarding the status of the crucial 834 fixes, which represents a major barrier to health care for the uninsured and those whose health plans were cancelled because of the President’s law,” said Rep. Jim Renacci. “Though we know that problems with the President’s health care law run far deeper than a broken website, it also is our responsibility to ensure that we reduce the negative effects of the law. It is time for the Administration to update Congress and the American people on its efforts to correct serious back-end issues within its government-run health care system that could potentially be disastrous for insurers and Americans everywhere.” The letter specifically requests the answers to the following questions: 1. Can you assure us that all individuals who have enrolled on HealthCare.gov have been successfully transferred to the appropriate health plan through an 834? If not, how many 834s are missing? How do you plan to fix this? 2. What effect do incorrect or missing 834s have on the following: premium subsidy amounts, cost sharing subsidy amounts, and the premium the beneficiary pays. If errors are made based on incorrect or missing 834s will consumers and health plans be held harmless? 3. When must a health plan receive a correct 834 for coverage to be effective in January? Will you hold consumers and health plans harmless for problems/errors if there were incorrect or missing 834s for that individual? 4. When will you conduct a full reconciliation of enrollment information between HHS and plans? Full text of the letter can be found HERE. Co-signers of the letter: Rep. Tim Griffin, Rep. Patrick Tiberi, Rep. Jim Gerlach, Rep. Mike Kelly, Rep. Diane Black, Rep. David Reichert, Rep. Paul Ryan, Rep. Lynn Jenkins, and Rep. Tom Reed. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |