The IRS says that if you paid the premiums with after-tax dollars, the benefits are not taxable to you. If you get a 1099 for payments that you know aren't taxable, I would report the income as shown on the 1099, and then take a deduction for the same amount on line 21 of your tax return, describing the income as not taxable. You'd report that as a negative amount in Miscellaneous Income.
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