I had partial year Tricare, partial year marketplace health insurance. How do I enter correctly?

[justleetaxes]

I went on Marketplace insurance for 5 months after a divorce, while my eligibility for Tricare was evaluated.  I became eligible again, and dropped the market place insurance.  Not sure how to enter so it doesn't look like I was only covered 5 months.

[HelenaC · Accepted solution]

TRICARE coverage meets the minimum essential coverage requirement under the ACA. 

Here's how you would enter that you had ACA compliant health insurance the whole year:

1. Under the Health Insurance tab:
2. On the Did you have health insurance coverage in 2018? screen, answer Had health insurance coverage all year.
3. On the Was anyone covered by any of these plans in 2018? screen, select Yes and Continue.
4. On the What type of plan were you enrolled in? screen, select Affordable Care Act and Continue.
5. Enter your 1095-A. You can indicate in Column D the start date and in column E the termination date of your ACA health insurance.
6. Enter the amounts in their respective boxes and continue until complete. 

Related information:

• How much is the Affordable Care Act penalty?

[justleetaxes]

Thank you for answering so quickly!

[HelenaC]

You're very welcome. Thank you for using TurboTax and I hope you have a great year!