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Can I deduct medical expenses that are not covered by my health insurance?

I get allergy drops (prescribed by my dr), pills for my dry eyes (prescribed by my optometrist & purchased from him) and hormone injections that my insurance does not pay for and I want to know if I can claim those expenses.
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Can I deduct medical expenses that are not covered by my health insurance?

Your answer is Yes, because these were Dr prescribed items with a prescription.

What Are Medical Expenses?

Medical expenses are the costs of diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, and the costs for treatments affecting any part or function of the body. These expenses include payments for legal medical services rendered by physicians, surgeons, dentists, and other medical practitioners. They include the costs of equipment, supplies, and diagnostic devices needed for these purposes.

Medical care expenses must be primarily to alleviate or prevent a physical or mental disability or illness. They don't include expenses that are merely beneficial to general health, such as vitamins or a vacation.

Medical expenses include the premiums you pay for insurance that covers the expenses of medical care, and the amounts you pay for transportation to get medical care. Medical expenses also include amounts paid for qualified long-term care services and limited amounts paid for any qualified long-term care insurance contract.

You can deduct all medical expenses paid out of pocket and all health insurance premiums as an itemized deduction in Schedule A. This deduction is subject to the 7.5% rule and you will be allowed a deduction of the excess over 7.5% of your Adjusted gross income.

 https://www.irs.gov/publications/p502

From <https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4162284-i-had-surgery-at-the-end-of-the-year-it-looks-like-it-will...

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Can I deduct medical expenses that are not covered by my health insurance?

Your answer is Yes, because these were Dr prescribed items with a prescription.

What Are Medical Expenses?

Medical expenses are the costs of diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, and the costs for treatments affecting any part or function of the body. These expenses include payments for legal medical services rendered by physicians, surgeons, dentists, and other medical practitioners. They include the costs of equipment, supplies, and diagnostic devices needed for these purposes.

Medical care expenses must be primarily to alleviate or prevent a physical or mental disability or illness. They don't include expenses that are merely beneficial to general health, such as vitamins or a vacation.

Medical expenses include the premiums you pay for insurance that covers the expenses of medical care, and the amounts you pay for transportation to get medical care. Medical expenses also include amounts paid for qualified long-term care services and limited amounts paid for any qualified long-term care insurance contract.

You can deduct all medical expenses paid out of pocket and all health insurance premiums as an itemized deduction in Schedule A. This deduction is subject to the 7.5% rule and you will be allowed a deduction of the excess over 7.5% of your Adjusted gross income.

 https://www.irs.gov/publications/p502

From <https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4162284-i-had-surgery-at-the-end-of-the-year-it-looks-like-it-will...

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