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Covered California sent wrong tax info to 100,000 households
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Feb 23, 2015
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Covered California sent wrong tax info to 100,000 households
Covered California is currently working to fix thousands of tax forms that were sent out with incorrect information.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 18:  The Covered California website is displayed during a healthcare enrollment fair at the office of SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West on March 18, 2014 in San Francisco, California. With less than two weeks to go before the deadline to sign up for healthcare, SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW) held a free healthcare enrollment fair to help people sign up for free and low-cost health coverage through Medi-Cal or Covered California.  (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
The Covered California website is displayed during a healthcare enrollment fair at the office of SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West on March 18, 2014 in San Francisco, California.
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Covered California is currently working to fix thousands of tax forms that were sent out with incorrect information.

Doing your taxes can be difficult enough without incorrect tax forms making things even more complicated. But that's exactly what 800,000 taxpayers nationwide are dealing with. Late last week they were told to hold off on on filing their taxes late last week because they were provided erroneous information from the federal government.

But the problems don't end with the federal healthcare exchange. Covered California is also working to fix thousands of tax forms (called 1095-A forms) that were sent out with incorrect information on them.

Southern California Public Radio's health reporter Elizabeth Aguilera joined Take Two to explain what went wrong and what to do if your form is incorrect.