@pritcharddesign
Looking into it more..Apparently there was an executive order to the effect of "Do not enforce the penalty"

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2017/02/16/irs-softens-on-obamacare-reporting-requirements-after-trump-executive-order/#7bae8118a3cb

"Failure to tick the box (61) could have, in past years, resulted in a kickback of the tax return. However, the IRS has indicated that for 2017, it will accept and process tax returns where a taxpayer is silent on coverage."

// @kdfrawg