The last time the United States issued a worldwide alert was October 2011, although it has issued other, less-urgent worldwide travel guidance more recently.
For federal tax purposes, medical expenses can include the cost of medical care in a nursing home, home for the aged, or similar institution, for the taxpayer or his or her spouse or dependents. It can include the cost of meals and lodging in the home if a principal reason for being in the home is to get medical care.
Long term care in a nursing home can cost an individual as much as $6,000 a month or more. Medicare and other health insurance may only pay for temporary care or rehabilitation. Medicare or most health insurance does not cover long term care on an on-going basis.