[Mears]

The medical deduction for seniors has never even been met by me or any of my friends———it’s minimal and most of our med costs are covered by Medicare.

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[Abby4116]

I guess I'm the odd one then because I had the medical deduction in 13, 14 and 16 (15 not on this pc). And I am healthy, basically just paying premiums. I also have a high deductible supplement so more out-of-pocket than some.

Hypothetically, a senior in a nursing home with income enough to cover the yearly cost - under new plan taxed on that income with no way to offset it with medical costs and the 12k standard deduction not going to do much.