Yes, to be exempt from the penalty you should have bought health insurance.
However, if you had insurance the entire rest of the year, and had insurance Oct 1, you would be eligible for the short gap coverage exemption from the penalty. Any month you had insurance for even one day you are considered to have had insurance for the month.
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