Lets members of health care sharing ministries deduct costs as medical expenses on their taxes.
This bill would let people who belong to health care sharing ministries deduct their membership and shared medical costs as medical expenses on their federal taxes. It would also make it clear that these ministries are not treated as health insurance for tax purposes. These changes would start for tax years beginning after December 31, 2025.
Today, membership fees and shared medical expenses with a health care sharing ministry are not clearly defined as deductible medical expenses for federal tax purposes. If this bill becomes law, these costs would be treated as deductible medical expenses, and health care sharing ministries would be explicitly recognized as not being health plans or insurance under federal tax law. These changes would take effect for tax years beginning after December 31, 2025.
S 653 · 119th Congress · February 20, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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