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Insurance Coverage?

sammers1

By sammers1
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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sammers1 Enthusiast
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I have now heard from more than one person that their insurance companies reimburse them for some of the cost of gluten-free food. This sounds impossible to me but I was wondering if anyone out there knows if this is true!

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Lisa Mentor
Lisa
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I have now heard from more than one person that their insurance companies reimburse them for some of the cost of gluten-free food. This sounds impossible to me but I was wondering if anyone out there knows if this is true!

Don't think that I recall anyone here mentioning that.

You can, claim a percentage off you taxes. It is unrealistic to achieve the dollar amount/income required to qualify for a tax deduction and the red tape would be not worth the tax incentive (to me and I believe to most).

https://www.celiac.com/categories/Celiac-Di...Deduction-Info/

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Don't think that I recall anyone here mentioning that.

You can, claim a percentage off you taxes. It is unrealistic to achieve the dollar amount/income required to qualify for a tax deduction and the red tape would be not worth the tax incentive (to me and I believe to most).

https://www.celiac.com/categories/Celiac-Di...Deduction-Info/

You can only claim the DIFFERENCE between the cost of a regular item, and the gluten-free item. So if a loaf of regular bread is $2, and a loaf of gluten-free bread is $6, you can claim $4 on your taxes. However, medical expenses can only be claimed IF they are more than 2% of your AGI. In all my years I have never had more than 2% of AGI in medical expenses, so it is a waste of time. This deduction is intended for people with MAJOR uncovered medical expenses.

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Offthegrid
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You also can use flexible spending accounts. This is really neat because you set aside pre-tax dollars, and then get reimbursed for the DIFFERENCE in the cost of gluten-free food. Imagine how much this adds up to in flour alone.

Essentially, it's like getting 25% off the food because you get to use pre-tax dollars.

You do need a doctor's note stating the necessity of the food to treat a medical condition.

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