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Does medical expenses that are not covered by your insurance but are paid with your HRA benefit card count as out of pocket expenses?

 
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Does medical expenses that are not covered by your insurance but are paid with your HRA benefit card count as out of pocket expenses?

No. an HRA is an employer-funded arrangement.  the employer pays the bills up to whatever amount it has set. it has cost you nothing out-of-pocket.  however, any amount that was paid by you because it was in excess of what the employer paid would be a medical expense.   

Does medical expenses that are not covered by your insurance but are paid with your HRA benefit card count as out of pocket expenses?

If you have a flexible spending account (FSA), health savings account (HSA) or a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA), the funds in these accounts have essentially already been deducted, because they're contributed before taxes or reimbursed with tax-free money.

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Does medical expenses that are not covered by your insurance but are paid with your HRA benefit card count as out of pocket expenses?

Your reimbursements from the HRA are nontaxable, and since you don't pay tax on them, you don't get a deduction.

 

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