The definition of medical expenses is the same whether used with respect to determining if you satisfy the hurdles or to determine whether medical expenses are deductible.

In general, deductions are available for payments made for "medical care." Medical care includes payments for:

• The diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, or for the purpose of affecting any structure or function of the body. The deduction is basically for everything that would be covered by health insurance - and more. The deduction does not include expenses for maintaining good health.
• Transportation for and essential to the types of care listed above.
• Qualified long-term care services.
• Insurance premiums for medical care and qualified long-term care.

NOTE: We recommend reading Survivorship A to Z's information about deductibility before reading about specific deductions. When looking for specific deductions, it is likely to be worth your while to skim through other deductible items to see if there are items you paid for that you did not think were medical deductions for tax purposes.

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