House GOP Tax Bill’s Elimination of the Medical Expense Deduction Takes Aim at the Middle Class
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The U.S. House of Representatives’ tax reform bill would eliminate the medical expense deduction to help pay for cuts to corporate tax rates. CHIR’s Maanasa Kona takes a look at this deduction, who takes advantage of it, and how losing it could impact people with chronic or high cost medical conditions.