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If you\u2019re itemizing your deductions this year, you may be eligible for a medical expense deduction. To qualify, you must have unreimbursed expenses that are more than 7.5% of your adjusted gross income (AGI). What kinds of unreimbursed expenses count? Learn how to deduct costs related to diagnosis, cure, treatment, supplies, and more, and see […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":406,"featured_media":69617,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[23475],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videos"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"
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