According to the IRS, you can't deduct premiums you pay for:
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Policies providing payment for loss of earnings;
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Policies for loss of life, limb, sight, etc.;
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Policies that pay you a guaranteed amount each week for a stated number of weeks if you are hospitalized for sickness or injury.
Unless your plans fit one of the above definitions, they are deductible as self-employed health insurance premiums. Enter the eligible premiums in TurboTax in the the self-employment income and deductions section. Click the Search on the top row, enter "self-employment health insurance deduction" in the search window, and when you hit return or enter you will see a "Jump to self-employed health insurance deduction" link. That link takes you to the place to enter your health insurance premiums.
The self-employment health insurance deduction is available if you were self-employed and had a net profit for the year, you may be able to deduct, as an adjustment to inco... on behalf of yourself, your spouse, your dependents, and your children who were under age 27 at the end of 2019.
The rules about deducting medical expenses are included in IRS Publication 502 at this link.
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