Tax Model Analysis Medical Expense Deduction (April 2018)

Simulation contains tables showing the distribution of tax benefits from the medical expense deduction in 2018, 2019, and 2027. Simulation also contains tables showing the distributional effect of reducing the AGI threshold for the medical expense deduction from 10 percent to 7.5 percent in 2019 and 2027.

Simulation Run April 12, 2018
  • T18-0041 - Tax Benefit of the Itemized Deduction for Medical Expenses; Baseline: Current Law; Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Expanded Cash Income Level, 2018
  • T18-0049 - Reduce Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) Threshold for Medical Expense Deduction from 10 Percent to 7.5 Percent; Baseline: Current Law; Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Expanded Cash Income Level, 2027
  • T18-0048 - Reduce Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) Threshold for Medical Expense Deduction from 10 Percent to 7.5 Percent; Baseline: Current Law; Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Expanded Cash Income Percentile, 2019
  • T18-0047 - Reduce Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) Threshold for Medical Expense Deduction from 10 Percent to 7.5 Percent; Baseline: Current Law; Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Expanded Cash Income Level, 2019
  • T18-0046 - Tax Benefit of the Itemized Deduction for Medical Expenses; Baseline: Current Law; Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Expanded Cash Income Percentile, 2027
  • T18-0045 - Tax Benefit of the Itemized Deduction for Medical Expenses; Baseline: Current Law; Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Expanded Cash Income Level, 2027
  • T18-0044 - Tax Benefit of the Itemized Deduction for Medical Expenses; Baseline: Current Law; Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Expanded Cash Income Percentile, 2019
  • T18-0043 - Tax Benefit of the Itemized Deduction for Medical Expenses; Baseline: Current Law; Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Expanded Cash Income Level, 2019
  • T18-0042 - Tax Benefit of the Itemized Deduction for Medical Expenses; Baseline: Current Law; Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Expanded Cash Income Percentile, 2018
  • T18-0050 - Reduce Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) Threshold for Medical Expense Deduction from 10 Percent to 7.5 Percent; Baseline: Current Law; Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Expanded Cash Income Percentile, 2027