The Medicare deduction is seldom used as it is for those who itemize their deductions, so you might not need to enter that. Even if she did itemize, medical expenses have to be over 7.5% of your gross income to be deductible, which is unlikely. You can look on her tax return from last year to see if there was a schedule A for itemized deductions. If she didn't itemize in 2020 it is doubtful she will benefit from itemizing in 2021. You get a minimum standard deduction of $12,550 for a single filer, and an additional $1,300 if age 65 or over. Her itemized deductions would have to be more than that to make it beneficial to itemize.
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