<prompt> Human: I was covered at my job from January-June, but then I was laid off. Was still good for the next month under it, so I was covered for July as well. Started the new job in August, but heres where things get odd. My dental plan started up in September, and thats when I received my insurance card. My overall healthcare plan didnt kick in until 120 days, which was December, which is also when I started having the extra cash taken out of my paycheck was paying for the dental but its not near as much money obviouslySo I was definitely covered from January-July, and for December. I was definitely not covered for August. September-November I only had dental coverage. All through private insurance companies through my place of work at the time. Also, if its relevant I did collect unemployment during my 5 weeks of not working.Will I be fined for not having health coverage? Was the gap large enough? Does having just dental and my card mean anything? Would being unemployed be an exemption? If I am to be fined, how much of a hit should I anticipate taking?  <response>: A dental plan does not qualify as minimum essential coverage, so it looks like you will have a 4-month gap from August to November. Whether you are fined or not and how much depends on a whole bunch of other things like filing status, dependency status, AGI, etc. Only thing you can do to find out is to file your taxes and see. 