I had medical expenses in 2005, however I have not paid them yet, can I still claim them on schedule A?
112642
No, you can claim expenses once they are paid, not incurred.  I beleive payment is consider to be made when you either sign the check or a credit card statement making the payment.
987415
Yes.\n\nWill working jeapordize the status of your claim for past lost wages and medical benefits?  No.  \n\nWill working jeapordize the status of your claim if you're claiming you're unable to work, and want future lost wages?  Yes.
727431
Go to see the financial couseler at the hospital. They found that I had a problem and couldn't pay so they paid 7000.00 for me. Then ask your doctor if you can set up payment plans through them. Some doctors will write it off and others just want your money.
317521
If its lost wages yes. ok got it compenssatory damages awarded for phisical injury or sickness are NOT taxable.
275664
Medical bills will not typically show on your credit reports unless you have been sent to collection.\n\nAs the previous poster said go to www.annualcreditreport.com and get all 3 of your credit reports for free.\n\nReview them for accuracy and dispute any item you believe is incorrect. Each investigation will take about 30 days.\n\nGood Luck
132172
it is extremely difficult if you don't remember or if you don't have any print outs. \n\nYou said that they billed you.. check those bills for the company that charged you and google them for their website or contact them for details.\n\nif you have no resources then the only option is to google some general text like "Free Taxes" and then look for some page that you saw when you did your taxes.\n\nnow, that company could also have changed domain names, servers, hosts and everything linked.. which will make things difficult.
164197
Legally, I am not sure....You should consult with an attorney.\n\nMorally, YES!!!!!  If you were ill and had the insurace benefit, you owe the money!  You don't think it was your employer's responsibility to pay for YOUR insuance do you?\n\nPlease don't contribute to the healthcare problem by sticking your ex-employer with YOUR insurace bill.  If everyone did this, no-one would be able to afford healthcare.\n\nThink about it and do the right thing.
151662
There is no 'contacting' them about this. \n\nJust don't claim them the next time you file your taxes!
95181
Yes, if insurance didnt cover all of it.  You have to itemize to claim it.  Use form 4684 and Schedule A.  After you figure your loss you have to reduce it by $100 and then reduce it again by 10 percent of your Adjusted Gross Income.  Refer to IRS Publication 547
74067
They shouldn't as long as you have another way to pay.  They are still happy to receive cash directly from patients.  Check to see if you are eligible for any government aid programs if cost is an issue.
509671
I would contact H and R Block. They might have screwed up the paper work or something. Either way since the prepared and filed your taxes they should be able to track them.
303546
I assume you are the insured rather than the employer.  The COBRA premium you pay is treated like any other health insurance premium; in other words, as a medical expense on Schedule A.
215920
I'm not sure if you are asking if they should send it to you before your taxes are due. If you are the answer is yes. If you have not got yours I would call them. You can ask them to send you a new one or fax it to you. You can get your taxes done even if you don't have the form. As long as you have the amount that you pd.
1005645
Yes they can. When I got copies of my records before moving to a different company I got charged. Not all offices will charge you, but nowadays, most will. I found the highest charges were from hospitals.
1117367
This case would most likely be malpractice.  I can't really tell from your question, but it looks like the Doctor knew you needed surgery back in July, but never ordered it or recommended it?? Either way, you can definitely get a legal consultation for free. Call your state's bar association and they will give you a list of attorneys who handle medical negligence claims, (most of which will give you an initial consultation for free).  When you have your consult, bring in as many medical records and bills as you have for the attorney to look at.  You will be ahead of the game if you call your Doctor and ask for copies of your records now.  Be careful, in most states you only have 3 years from the time of "injury" to bring a claim, so do it soon.  \nGood Luck.
371807
It depends on the law in the state you're in.  A couple of things come into play.  \n\n1)Some states what's yours is his, and what's his is yours, meaning you both are responsible for the debt regardless of who signed for it.  \n2)Some states has long as you make a payment on a medical bill will prevent it from being reported (this is just a couple of states though).  \n3)Next try submitting the bill to your insurance for processing.  It doesn't have to be done by the hospital to be paid, you'll need an itemized statement from them, but then you can file and your insurance will either pay them directly or issue you a check.  Also if the hospital was "in-network" for the insurance they'll send an explanation of benefits showing what you truly owe.  For example the hospital billed $15 for a shot, well if you have no insurance then you pay $15, but if you have insurance and they are "in-network" that charge might become $5 and then you only owe your portion of the "contracted" charge.  This results in major savings since the $10 gets written off as a contractual adjustment, meaning they agreed to only charge $5 not $15.  \n4)Since you were served court papers and chose not to attend you effectivly "agreed" to any order before the judge.  Getting that fixed now will be a problem.  Again though go through your insurance and at least get the amount reduced to the contractual amount.
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Communicate with the medical office and ask for a reduction and a payment plan.\n\nGood Luck.