FAQs
What does it mean for a health plan to offer minimum essential coverage?
11/30/2021
The IRS defines minimum essential coverage as follows;1
- Most health insurance coverage provided by your employer,
- Health insurance purchased through the Health Insurance Marketplace
- Coverage provided under a government-sponsored program for which you are eligible (including Medicare, Medicaid, and health care programs for veterans),
- Health insurance purchased directly from an insurance company, and
- Other health insurance coverage that is recognized by the Department of Health & Human Services as minimum essential coverage.
