OBAMACARE MESS: California sends out 100,000 inaccurate tax forms.

Submitted by IWB, on February 20th, 2015

California's health exchange apologized Thursday for sending about 100,000 incorrect tax forms last month to people who purchased <#> private coverage, a mistake that could delay tax filings or force households to amend their taxes.

Covered California acknowledged that it <#> sent out inaccurate coverage information on 1095-A forms and is in the process of sending out revised forms, said spokesman James Scullary. In all, the state sent out 800,000 forms for the first time this year.

"We certainly apologized for any inconvenience," Scullary said. "It's all a new process and this is the first year there's a connection between health care and taxes."

The mistake brings another headache for people struggling to understand the new tax penalties. The federal health care reform law requires most people to have insurance or face a tax penalty <#> that increases each year.

The penalty for a person who makes $40,000 a year will increase from $299 in 2014 to nearly $600 in 2015. And a family <#> of four with that same income would see fines increase from $500 to nearly $1,000.