What’s at stake if Congress kills the medical deduction

Name: What’s at stake if Congress kills the medical deduction
Uploaded: 2017-12-11T23:00:00Z
Duration: P346S
Description: Consumer groups are worried that the tax deduction for medical expenses could be killed by the Republican tax overhaul. How does the deduction work, and who would be affected if it gets scrapped? Lisa Desjardins talks to Cristina Martin Firvida of AARP, an organization that is lobbying lawmakers to keep the deduction.

Clip: 12/11/2017 | 5m 46s | Video has closed captioning.

Consumer groups are worried that the tax deduction for medical expenses could be killed by the Republican tax overhaul. How does the deduction work, and who would be affected if it gets scrapped? Lisa Desjardins talks to Cristina Martin Firvida of AARP, an organization that is lobbying lawmakers to keep the deduction.

Aired: 12/11/17

Rating: NR

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