[chrisro]

There are a whole host of exemptions from the tax, including:

"You were determined ineligible for Medicaid because your state didn’t expand eligibility for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act."

https://www.healthcare.gov/exemptions/

[jmccree]

Thanks for that! I was unaware of that exemption, apparently that was added in Jun 13. It doesn't seem to be a widely published exemption.

[chrisro]

You're welcome! I have friends in college who would've qualified for expanded Medicaid but my state didn't expand either. They were talking about this exemption which is how I learned of it.