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• The type of coverage an individual needs to have to meet the individual responsibility requirement under the Affordable Care Act. This includes individual market policies, job-based coverage, Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, TRICARE and certain other coverage.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Minimum Essential Coverage. (n.d.). HealthCare.gov Glossary. Retrieved February 1, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/minimum-essential-coverage.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Minimum Essential Coverage. HealthCare.gov Glossary. U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/minimum-essential-coverage (accessed: February 1, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Minimum Essential Coverage." HealthCare.gov Glossary. U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 1 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/minimum-essential-coverage.

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