Last year, I was dealing with severe back pain that conventional medicine in the US could not help. I went to Panama for stem cells, which made me pain-free. The cost was $25,400 which was a package (treatments, hotel, airport transfers), the airfare also cost $2389.07. Took a long time to save this money up, but it was well spent. Is any of it medically deductible?
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Medical care expenses include payments for the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, or payments for treatments affecting any structure or function of the body. I suggest you have some kind of medical record or diagnosis identifying the underlying back-pain issue.
You can deduct the cost of meals and lodging at a hospital or similar institution if you’re there to receive medical care.
In other settings, you can deduct the cost of lodging while away from home if you meet all of the following requirements:
Medical care expenses include payments for the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, or payments for treatments affecting any structure or function of the body. I suggest you have some kind of medical record or diagnosis identifying the underlying back-pain issue.
You can deduct the cost of meals and lodging at a hospital or similar institution if you’re there to receive medical care.
In other settings, you can deduct the cost of lodging while away from home if you meet all of the following requirements:
Cost of medical treatment and travel abroad for a diagnosed condition is deductible. Cost of lodging outside of a hospital is limited to $50 per day.
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