<prompt> Human: Ive been paying a weekly premium that is auto-deducted from my paychecks for almost a year now. I pay for vision, health and dental. I recently was hospitalized for an injury, and was told that they could not find my insurance, and sent me a bill much larger than my deductible would have been. What are my options? is there a way i can be reimbursed for paying to insure myself when i really wasnt insured? Is there a way i can avoid tax penalties for being uninsured all year? My employer is either genuinely clueless or is playing dumb, saying that if i pay for it, i should be insured. Ive verified wth the hospital two additional times one in person, one over the phone. It feels like Im out of options as i dont know how to proceed with it any further.  <response>: Do you have a contact number for the insurance plan from your employer? You should have received an insurance card with your plan information and contact numbers upon enrollment. 