Hi there
I was wondering; many folks use a wide array of private type of servies that qualify for listing under expense items but there are not many categories available to choose from as one might expect, some examples we would like to see added :
- Private Pay Services ( such as Nurses, HHA's)
- Private Pay House Call ( RN, Nurse Practitioner, MD )
- Dental Expenses
- Private Case Manager Services
- Homemaker /companion services
- Housekeeper
- Durable Medical Equipment expense ( bandages, etc)
These items are all expenses that can then be added up for IRS deductions when one is spending out of pocket money for health care as many people now do especially those with chronic illness who exhaust their VNA service benefits from either HMO or Medicare services. The problem with all of health care is that not everythng is 100% deductible anymore, there is always a catch and the options for co payment or direct out of pocket expense are adding up for folks, the other thought is many people are happy and able to pay for services for a loved one that keeps them in the comfort of their own home and does not promote the warehousing of the loved one in a nursing home so those costs associated with staying at home are also needing to be tracked for IRS and end of the year Tax planning. This is especially true in hsocie situations and chronic care illness as in many cancer patients whom pay out of pocket for a wide variety of things that could be listed as an expense to track.
Thanks much, just a suggestion.
Maura