{"id":85,"date":"2026-10-11T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webstersinsuranceagency.com\/blog\/?p=85"},"modified":"2026-10-11T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T09:00:00","slug":"medical-expense-tax-deduction-how-to-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webstersinsuranceagency.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/11\/medical-expense-tax-deduction-how-to-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Expense Tax Deduction: How to Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Navigating medical expenses can feel overwhelming, especially when it comes to taxes. If your unreimbursed medical costs are higher than 7.5% of your adjusted gross income and you itemize, you may be able to deduct them. This includes not just doctor visits and prescriptions, but even transportation related to medical care. Just keep in mind\u2014funeral expenses and cosmetic procedures aren&#039;t included. I\u2019m always focused on helping my Medicare members understand these details so they can make informed choices about their health and finances.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/taxes\/learn\/medical-expense-tax-deduction\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navigating medical expenses can feel overwhelming, especially when it comes to taxes. If your unreimbursed medical costs are higher than 7.5% of your adjusted gross income and you itemize, you may be able to deduct them. This includes not just doctor visits and prescriptions, but even transportation related to medical care. Just keep in mind\u2014funeral [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":434,"featured_media":86,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webstersinsuranceagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webstersinsuranceagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webstersinsuranceagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webstersinsuranceagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/434"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webstersinsuranceagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.webstersinsuranceagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89,"href":"https:\/\/www.webstersinsuranceagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85\/revisions\/89"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webstersinsuranceagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.webstersinsuranceagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webstersinsuranceagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.webstersinsuranceagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}