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Yes, The medical insurance coverage includes health, dental, and vision.  Those are deductible on your 1040 income tax return, Schedule A (Itemized Deduction) as medical expense. Your itemized deductions (including medical expenses over 7 1/2 % of adjusted gross income) must exceed your standard deduction to claim it. 

 

Below are 2020 Standard Deduction:

  • Single and Married Filing Separate                              $12,400
  • Married Filing Joint and Qualifying Widow/ widower      24,800
  • Head of Household                                                         18,650

Additional standard deduction may apply for married taxpayers  65 or over and blind (plus $1,300) and single and head of household 65 and over and blind ($1,650).