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• Under the Affordable Care Act, most people must pay a fee if they don't have health coverage that qualifies as "minimum essential coverage." One exception is based on showing that a "hardship" prevented them from becoming insured. More information will be available later in 2013.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Hardship Exemption. (n.d.). HealthCare.gov Glossary. Retrieved June 5, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/hardship-exemption.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Hardship Exemption. HealthCare.gov Glossary. U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/hardship-exemption (accessed: June 5, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Hardship Exemption." HealthCare.gov Glossary. U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 5 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/hardship-exemption.

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