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Medical expenses are a fact of life.
Most of us have heard that medical expenses can be deducted on our tax return but, from my experience, most people are pretty lost when it comes to deducting this basic expense. There is good reason for the confusion. While the expenses that are deductible are surprisingly generous, the many exceptions make the rules tedious. We'll get to that later. Here's a summary of what, when and how medical expenses can be used as an itemized deduction.