Do COBRA & employee paid health care count as medical expenses?

[dts002]

Am I allowed to include the amount that I spent on COBRA and employer-paid health insurance as medical expenses or are these expenses eligible to be deducted somewhere else on my 2021 Tax return?

[FangxiaL]

Health insurance premiums you paid are qualified medical expenses. If you are itemizing your deduction, you can add them to your medical expenses. The amount exceeding 7.5% of your AGI can be deducted. 

[dts002]

So both the amount I paid for my COBRA and the amount that I paid towards my employer-paid health care count as medical expenses in my 2021 tax return?

For the months that I had employer-paid healthcare for 2021, I still had to pay around 20% of the monthly premium. I will be able to tabulate this amount for my 2021 medical expenses in my 2021 taxes, correct?

[FangxiaL]

Yes, correct. As long as you paid out of your own resources, you can take the deduction.