topic Can I deduct my portion of health insurance premiums from my employee health insurance plan? I work for the USPS and am enrolled in a federal health insurance plan in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-deduct-my-portion-of-health-insurance-premiums-from-my-employee-health-insurance-plan-i-work/01/599472#M243343 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:30:15 GMT diananewberry70 2019-06-06T05:30:15Z Can I deduct my portion of health insurance premiums from my employee health insurance plan? I work for the USPS and am enrolled in a federal health insurance plan https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-deduct-my-portion-of-health-insurance-premiums-from-my-employee-health-insurance-plan-i-work/01/599472#M243343 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:30:15 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-deduct-my-portion-of-health-insurance-premiums-from-my-employee-health-insurance-plan-i-work/01/599472#M243343 diananewberry70 2019-06-06T05:30:15Z Premiums deducted from your paycheck are usually pre-tax,... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/premiums-deducted-from-your-paycheck-are-usually-pre-tax/01/599477#M243344 <P><B>Premiums deducted from your paycheck are usually pre-tax</B>, which means they are deducted from your wages <B>before</B> taxes are applied. You cannot deduct such premiums as a medical expense as this would be "double-dipping".<BR /></P><P> <A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3300166" target="_blank">https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3300166</A> <BR /> </P><BR /> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:30:16 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/premiums-deducted-from-your-paycheck-are-usually-pre-tax/01/599477#M243344 LindaA 2019-06-06T05:30:16Z