Can i be exempt if i enrolled for health care from work but it didn't take effect till jan

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There is an exemption called the Short Coverage Gap if you went without health insurance coverage for less than three consecutive months during the tax year.  Otherwise, if your gap in coverage is longer than three consecutive months, the fact that your enrollment wasn't effective immediately does not exempt you from the Shared Responsibility Payment (penalty).

Visit this IRS link Am I Eligible for a Health Insurance Coverage Exemption or Required to Make an Individual Shared Res... to see if you are eligible for an exemption.  Click Begin at the bottom of the page.