The primary applicant is the person filling out the application.

You may be filling out the application because you are applying for coverage, or you may be filling it out for members of your household (members of your household are people who are on your tax return).

To secure the privacy of your account information, we need to verify the identity of the primary applicant. In order to do this we need you to provide your name, birthdate and if you have one, your social security number.

If you are applying for benefits for yourself and you have a social security number, you are required to provide it to receive health coverage or a tax credit to help pay for insurance.

If you are applying for benefits for your dependents only, you are not required to supply your social security number. However, if you do not supply your social security number, your application may take longer to process and delay your family enrollment in health coverage.

Please be sure to enter your social security number and birthdate accurately, because it will be difficult to edit, if you make a mistake.