Hello again. I am working on the Health Coverage section of my taxes now. For the entirety of 2019 I had coverage through the Healthcare Marketplace. However, in early October 2019 I was hired on by a staffing agency who provided me the opportunity to enroll in a Minimum Essential Coverage plan. According to the paperwork for this MEC plan, the plan would not cover medical services and is only "for preventive services such as immunization and routine health screening". As a result, I did not enroll in the plan, and I just stayed in the health insurance plan I had been in through the Healthcare Marketplace.
As I'm working on my taxes now, it's asking me to enter the information in boxes 33A, 33B, and 33C from my 1095-A. However, it says that I should put a zero for the Premium Amount and SLCSP Amount if I was eligible for Minimum Essential Coverage outside the marketplace. How should I handle this? I just spoke with a rep at the company that handles the benefits, and it sounds like the earliest I could have had coverage had I enrolled right away would have been in late October or early November. Should I put a zero in 33A, or should I put the actual amount I paid?
Thank you for your assistance.
