Obamacare minimum coverage and residency requirement

[Elwar]

The residency requirement is fairly confusing for Obamacare.

‘SEC. 5000A. REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM ESSENTIAL COVERAGE.
 
‘(a) Requirement To Maintain Minimum Essential Coverage- An applicable individual shall for each month beginning after 2013 ensure that the individual, and any dependent of the individual who is an applicable individual, is covered under minimum essential coverage for such month.
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‘(f) Minimum Essential Coverage- For purposes of this section--

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(1)...
(2)...
(3)...

‘(4) INDIVIDUALS RESIDING OUTSIDE UNITED STATES OR RESIDENTS OF TERRITORIES- Any applicable individual shall be treated as having minimum essential coverage for any month--

‘(A) if such month occurs during any period described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 911(d)(1) which is applicable to the individual, or

‘(B) if such individual is a bona fide resident of any possession of the United States (as determined under section 937(a)) for such month.





So...does this mean that if you are a resident of the US, you are considered as "having minimum essential coverage"?

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[Swordsoffreedom]

Define minimum essential coverage
And probally means you get coverage worldwide for any health related issue that is on that list if your not covered already by another plan

[Elwar]

Well, I assumed by the heading that if you reside outside of the US then you are not required to have minimum coverage. But the wording seems the opposite.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Well, I assumed by the heading that if you reside outside of the US then you are not required to have minimum coverage. But the wording seems the opposite.

Nope I think it is actually the opposite the heading means that you recieve minimum coverage outside the US as long as you are a resident