When asked about medical reimbursements, do you count mileage reimbursement from Medicaid/ Healthy Blue Insurance?

[katrina_werline]

I was reimbursed mileage for Doctor appointments from my insurance, Healthy Blue. Do I enter that as a medical reimbursement? It was not for any treatment or the appointment itself, just the miles.

[Vanessa A]

It depends.  If you are itemizing your return and claiming medical expenses as well as mileage, then yes, you would enter that as a medical reimbursement since it was for your medical miles. 

Itemized expenses include mortgage interest, gambling losses up to winnings,  charitable contributions, state and local taxes up to $10,000, medical expenses in excess of 7.5% of your AGI and casualty and losses in excess of 10% of you AGI with the first $100 not counting towards the loss.  Your health insurance and all medical expenses are only deductible for the amount that is over 7.5% of your AGI.  This means if your AGI is $50,000, then the amount that is over $3,750 is deductible.  

Then your total itemized expenses would need to be greater than your standard deduction below in order to benefit from your expenses. 

The 2024 Standard Deductions are as follows:

• Married Filing Joint (MFJ)              $29,200
• Married Filing Separate (MFS)      $14,600
• Head of Household (HOH)             $21,900 
• Single                                                 $14,600                                

Blind or over 65 and MFJ or MFS add $1,550

Single or HOH if blind or over 65 add $1,950

Standard versus Itemized Deduction