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For example, younger persons who are still working probably arenât on Medicare and are still paying into the system by a rate of 6.2% of their annual earnings. Elderly persons on Medicare can use the IRS tax deduction to reduce their tax burden by claiming costs associated with Medicare payments.
The standard deduction is the simplest way to deduct medical costs from your taxes. Rather than totaling all of your allowable deductions, you can simply subtract the standard deduction from your adjusted gross income. In 2010, the standard deductions were $5,700 for single taxpayers, $11,400 for married couples and $8,400 for head of household taxpayers. In certain situations, you can take an even higher standard deduction.