JotikaT2
Employee Tax Expert

Deductions & credits

It Depends. 

 

If you are able to itemize your deductions as opposed to taking the standard deduction, you may be able to take a deduction. 

 

But the deduction is limited to qualified medical expenses which exceed 7.5% of your Adjusted Gross Income for 2019.

 

In TurboTax, you can enter your medical premiums in the Federal section of the program.

  1. Select "Deductions & Credits"
  2. Select "Medical"

Continue through the screens until you see the following, where you can enter your premiums:

 

Health insurance premiums as a retiree

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