DOVER, Del. (AP) - State officials are reminding Delawareans whose eligibility for insurance coverage under the federal health care reform law is uncertain that they have one more week to submit verification documents.
Federal officials sent notices earlier this month to more than 300,000 people nationwide, including about 700 in Delaware, with inconsistencies in their citizenship or immigration data. Many recipients had not responded to previous outreach efforts.
State health and Social Services Secretary Rita Landgraf is urging Delawareans who received letters to respond immediately so they don't lose insurance coverage. The deadline for submitting documents to verify their citizenship or immigration status is Sept. 5. Failure to do so will result in coverage being terminated Sept. 30.
People in the country illegally are not allowed to get coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
