Last Update: 04/05/2026 at 2:50 PM EST
Agencies Expand Privacy Act Matching
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Articles
3
Latest Article
02/27
Active Days
19
Executive Summary
Federal agencies are reestablishing and launching Privacy Act data matches to verify eligibility for health, benefits, and education programs
- CMS and SSA are reestablishing a matching program for ACA eligibility checks
- SSA will share identity, citizenship, incarceration, disability, death, and income data with CMS
- The CMS match supports Qualified Health Plans, premium subsidies, CHIP, exemptions, and renewals
- SSA and Treasury Fiscal Service will match records to verify Medicare Part D Extra Help eligibility
- The Treasury match uses SSNs to confirm savings securities ownership and account holdings
- AmeriCorps and SSA are matching SSNs to verify citizenship and education award eligibility
- The AmeriCorps program gives applicants at least 30 days to contest match results
Quick Facts
- What: Privacy Act matching programs verify benefit eligibility
- Where: United States across federal benefit programs
- Why: To confirm eligibility and prevent improper benefits
- Who: CMS SSA Treasury Fiscal Service and AmeriCorps
- When: Announced and effective in February and April 2026
Coverage Timeline: 19 Days
Featured Article
On February 9, 2026, HHS announced reestablishment of a Privacy Act computer matching program with SSA to verify ACA insurance affordability eligibility nationwide.
Additional Articles
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SSA and Fiscal Service implement Privacy Act data match on April 2 2026 in the United States to verify Extra Help eligibility for Medicare Part D.
AmeriCorps and SSA issue a privacy act based computer matching notice to verify citizenship and eligibility for education awards in the United States over an 18 month term.