I am not sure that what you were told is correct. Here is an excerpt of the IRS instructions for line 12a of Form 1040.
"Repayment of any excess advance payments of the health coverage tax credit from Form 8885. Check box 3 and enter the amount of the repayment and "HCTC" in the space next to that box."
The HCTC is a credit for businesses to provide coverage for their employees through the Marketplace. The instructions do not say anything about the Advanced Premium Tax Credit, which is the credit that individuals get to help pay for their insurance.
I checked the Turbo Tax program, and not surprisingly, it doesn't have way to enter that information.
In general, if your deducted your premiums as an itemized deduction or self-employed health insurance, you would have to report the check as taxable income.
I wish I could be more specific about this, but I was not able to find any guidance from the IRS on this topic.
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