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Where to claim medical expenses not fully covered by secondary insurer, for services or drugs? Can I use total claims report from Blue X for numbers, do i list every one?

my unpaid expenses exceed amount allowed
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Where to claim medical expenses not fully covered by secondary insurer, for services or drugs? Can I use total claims report from Blue X for numbers, do i list every one?

You can just enter a total, or group items together (ex: prescriptions, dental, etc...), but you can only claim amounts for medical expenses that you paid yourself, that weren't reimbursed by someone else (ex: insurance or an employer, etc...). So if you paid $1000 for a dental procedure, but your insurance covered $800, then you can only claim the $200 difference. 

 

There's no maximum amount of medical expenses that you can claim, only a minimum. You can claim the total of the eligible expenses minus the lesser of the following amounts: $2,834 or 3% of your net income (line 23600 of your tax return). However, the medical expense credit is non-refundable, so it can only be used to reduce or eliminate taxes owing. It can't  be used to generate or increase a refund.

 

 

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